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っぽい
ppoi
Description
「っぽい」は、名前や形の後につけて、「〜のような」「〜っぽく見える」という意味を作る言葉です。
"っぽい" is a word added after names or shapes to mean "like ~" or "looks ~".
友だちとの会話でよく使い、少しくだけた言い方になります。
It is often used in conversations with friends and is a slightly casual expression.
Meanings
っぽいppoi
-like; -ish; seeming like
彼は子どもっぽいね。
He is childish.
っぽいppoi
tending to; easily doing something
私は忘れっぽいです。
I tend to forget things.
っぽいppoi
seems that; apparently (casual)
明日は雨っぽいよ。
It looks like it will rain tomorrow.
Related words
Notes
- Form
attaches to nouns, verb stems, or adjective stems; inflects like an i-adjective (っぽくて, っぽかった).
- Nuance
more casual and often slightly negative compared with らしい or みたい.
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