also: ぽい
っぽい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | っぽい | っぽくない |
| Polite | っぽいです | っぽくないですalso っぽくありません |
| Past polite | っぽかったです | っぽくなかったですalso っぽくありませんでした |
| Past | っぽかった | っぽくなかった |
| Te-form | っぽくて | っぽくなくて |
| Adverbial | っぽく | |
| Conditional | っぽければ | っぽくなければ |
| Tara conditional | っぽかったら | っぽくなかったら |
Attaches to nouns, adjectives, and verb stems to express that something has the quality or tendency of the base word. Often carries a slightly negative or informal nuance.
He has a childish side.
このジュース、水っぽくて美味しくない。
This juice is watery and doesn't taste good.
忘れっぽいので、メモを取るようにしている。
I'm forgetful, so I try to take notes.
He talks in a childish way.
This clothing is a somewhat cheap-looking color.
She has a forgetful personality.
っぽい is a casual spoken suffix meaning 'looks/seems like' and attaches broadly to nouns, whereas げ is more restrained and typically attaches to adjective stems in written or descriptive style.
っぽい is the general suffix meaning '-ish' that attaches to many nouns, while それっぽい is the specific combination with それ meaning 'like that' or 'that sort of thing'.
whitish; pale; light-colored · amateurish; inexperienced; green
argumentative; quarrelsome; given to reasoning
watery; soggy; diluted · racy; suggestive; sexy
feverish; slightly feverish · enthusiastic; passionate; heated
damp; humid; wet · gloomy; melancholy; depressing
bluish; greenish · immature; inexperienced; green; naive
vulgar; tasteless; cheap; low-brow
manly; masculine; boyish
childish; immature; childlike
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle
modern; current; trendy
contrived; false-sounding; unconvincing
dusty; dust-covered
womanly; feminine; effeminate
baddish; badish; seemingly bad
greasy; fatty; oily
smoky