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っぽい

っぽいppoiN3casual

forget + -ish

wasure ppoi

-ish; has a whiff of

meaning: is quick to forget

Same meaning

  • 忘わすれる
  • 〜っぽい
  • 忘わすれっぽい

水みずっぽいスープだね、もう少すこし味あじつけしたほうがいいんじゃない。

mizuppoi suupu da ne, mou sukoshi ajitsuke shita hou ga ii n ja nai.

This soup is watery, isn't it — maybe season it a bit more? casual

彼かれの話はなし方かたは先生せんせいっぽくて、つい敬語けいごを使つかいたくなる。

kare no hanashikata wa senseippokute, tsui keigo o tsukaitaku naru.

The way he talks is teacher-ish, so I find myself wanting to use polite language. neutral

Same meaning6

All examples5

-ish; has a whiff of N — shows through, often mildly critical

  1. 水みずっぽいスープだね、もう少すこし味あじつけしたほうがいいんじゃない。

    mizuppoi suupu da ne, mou sukoshi ajitsuke shita hou ga ii n ja nai.

    This soup is watery, isn't it — maybe season it a bit more? casual

  2. 彼かれの話はなし方かたは先生せんせいっぽくて、つい敬語けいごを使つかいたくなる。

    kare no hanashikata wa senseippokute, tsui keigo o tsukaitaku naru.

    The way he talks is teacher-ish, so I find myself wanting to use polite language. neutral

  3. 祖父そふは年としのせいか、最近さいきん忘わすれっぽくなった。

    sofu wa toshi no sei ka, saikin wasureppoku natta.

    Maybe it's his age, but my grandfather has gotten forgetful lately. neutral

  4. 妹いもうと、ほんと飽あきっぽいよね、なんでもすぐやめちゃう。

    imouto, honto akippoi yo ne, nandemo sugu yamechau.

    My little sister really gives up on things fast, doesn't she — she quits everything right away. casual

  5. うちの父ちちは忘わすれっぽいから、鍵かぎはいつも同おなじ場所ばしょに置おいてる。

    uchi no chichi wa wasure ppoi kara, kagi wa itsumo onaji basho ni oiteru.

    My dad is quick to forget things, so he always leaves his keys in the same spot. casual

How it's formed3

All forms5

  • negativeっぽくないppokunai

    忘わすれっぽくない

  • pastっぽかったppokatta

    忘わすれっぽかった

  • politeっぽいですppoidesu

    忘わすれっぽいです

  • before-a-verb formっぽくppoku

    忘わすれっぽく

  • て-formっぽくてppokute

    忘わすれっぽくて

Notes

This verb list is closed and fixed (忘わすれっぽい, 怒おこりっぽい, 飽あきっぽい); new ones aren't coined (×食たべっぽい). 安やすっぽい means "tawdry", not "somewhat cheap".