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ほっといて Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ほっといて

Common word

Meanings

1

expression

back off!; leave me alone!

Casual imperative from 放っておく (to leave alone). Used to tell someone to stop interfering or to go away. Often sounds blunt or annoyed.

See also: 放って置く · 放っとく

ほっといてよ！
Leave me alone!
もうほっといてくれ。
Just back off, will you.

Similar words

放ほうっておく
The dictionary form meaning 'to leave alone'. ほっといて is the casual imperative form.
放ほっとく
A contracted form of 放っておく. ほっといて is the imperative of this contracted form.

Etymology

Contracted from 放っておいて (the te-form of 放っておく, 'to leave alone'). The imperative use is a casual, often blunt, way to tell someone to stop bothering you.