っぽい (っぽい) — -ish, -like
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Meanings
- -ish
- -like
Explained in simple Japanese
- ことばの あとに つけて、それに にて いる ようすを あらわす ことば。
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Adjective forms
Non-past covers present and future. Expand a form to see its plain, polite, affirmative and negative versions, where available. Some forms have multiple variants.
Na-adjectives use forms of だ. Conjectural and imperative forms can be formal or literary; everyday usage depends on context.
Compare conjugationsNon-past (present / future)
Plain · Affirmative
っぽい
ppoi
Plain · Negative
っぽくない
ppokunai
Polite · Affirmative
っぽいです
ppoidesu
Polite · Negative
っぽくないです
ppokunaidesu
Alternative variant
っぽくありません
ppokuarimasen
Past
Plain · Affirmative
っぽかった
ppokatta
Plain · Negative
っぽくなかった
ppokunakatta
Polite · Affirmative
っぽかったです
ppokattadesu
Polite · Negative
っぽくなかったです
ppokunakattadesu
Alternative variant
っぽくありませんでした
ppokuarimasendeshita
Te-form (connecting)
Plain · Affirmative
っぽくて
ppokute
Plain · Negative
っぽくなくて
ppokunakute
Provisional (〜ば)
Plain · Affirmative
っぽければ
ppokereba
Plain · Negative
っぽくなければ
ppokunakereba
Causative (make / cause to be)
Plain · Affirmative
っぽくさせる
ppokusaseru
Conjectural (probably)
Plain · Affirmative
っぽかろう
ppokarou
Polite · Affirmative
っぽいでしょう
ppoideshou
Conditional (〜たら)
Plain · Affirmative
っぽかったら
ppokattara
Plain · Negative
っぽくなかったら
ppokunakattara
Alternative (〜たり)
Plain · Affirmative
っぽかったり
ppokattari