Info. de Gramática

N3 Lección 10: 9/20

っぽい-ish, -like, Characteristic of, Typical of, Tendency to

Often has negative connotation.

Estructura

Verb[stem]+ っぽい
[い]Adjective[+ っぽい
[な]Adjective + っぽい
Noun + っぽい

Detalles

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Acerca de っぽい

っぽい (occasionally also seen as ぽい) is a suffix that may be attached to many different types of words, in order to create new い-Adjectives. In all cases, っぽい indicates something that is 'exhibiting characteristics of (A)'. This is most often in reference to the way (A) is acting, or the way (A) looks. In English, っぽい may be translated as '(A)ish', '(A)like', or 'tendency to (A)'. っぽい quite often carries a negative connotation.

As っぽい creates い-Adjectives from other words, it may be used with the conjunctive form of verbs, or the 語幹(ごかん) (stem form) of any other word.

Caution

As っぽい creates new い-Adjectives, っぽい itself may be conjugated in exactly the same way as regular い-Adjectives.

Caution

The fundamental meaning of っぽい will change depending on what type of word it is being used with. The general rules are as follows:

Verb + っぽい - To have a tendency to do (A).

Adjective + っぽい - To exhibit all the signs of being (A).

Noun + っぽい - To obviously not be (A), although show signs of being (A).

From this, we can see that っぽい is generally based on the opinion of the speaker, rather than the innate qualities of what is being observed. Thus, with verbs, adjectives, and nouns, the speaker feels like (A) is in excess, compared to what would be expected. This 'being in excess of what is normal' in the opinion of the speaker is what creates the negative connotation.

Ejemplos

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    (とら)さんは()れっぽく()きっぽい。

    Tora-san has the tendency to fall in love, and also has the tendency to lose interest. (~ish)

    なんかこの牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう)(みず)っぽいな。

    This milk is somewhat watery… (~ish)

    (おこ)りっぽい(ひと)はあまり()かれない。

    People that have a tendency to get angry are not liked much. (~ish)

    トムは記憶力(きおくりょく)がいいどころか、(わす)れっぽいよ。

    Let alone having a good memory, Tom is forgetful. (~ish)

    こういう(とき)(くろ)っぽいスーツを()るべきか?

    Should I wear a blackish suit for this occasion?

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