田舎っぽい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 田舎っぽい | 田舎っぽくない |
| Polite | 田舎っぽいです | 田舎っぽくないですalso 田舎っぽくありません |
| Past polite | 田舎っぽかったです | 田舎っぽくなかったですalso 田舎っぽくありませんでした |
| Past | 田舎っぽかった | 田舎っぽくなかった |
| Te-form | 田舎っぽくて | 田舎っぽくなくて |
| Adverbial | 田舎っぽく | |
| Conditional | 田舎っぽければ | 田舎っぽくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 田舎っぽかったら | 田舎っぽくなかったら |
provincial; rural; unsophisticated; small-town
Describes something that feels like the countryside, often with a nuance of being old-fashioned, unsophisticated, or lacking urban polish. Can be used neutrally or slightly negatively depending on context.
His way of speaking is a bit provincial.
This area still has a rural feel to it.
Formed from 田舎 (いなか, 'countryside') + the suffix っぽい ('-ish, -like'). The suffix っぽい attaches to nouns to form i-adjectives meaning 'having the quality of' or 'tending to'.