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〜っぽい
ppoi · -ish, like ~, tends to ~
〜っぽい means having the look or feel of something (子どもっぽい, childish) or a tendency (忘れっぽい, forgetful).
How to form it
| Noun + っぽい | 子どもっぽい |
| Stem + っぽい | 忘れっぽい |
| い-adj (drop い) + っぽい | 安っぽい |
How it is used
It is casual and often a little negative: 安っぽい means cheap-looking, not cheap.
It conjugates like an い-adjective: 白っぽいシャツ, 熱っぽくて.
Examples
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- 彼は大人なのに、考え方が子どもっぽい。He's an adult, but he thinks like a child.
- 最近、忘れっぽくて困っています。I've been forgetful lately, and it's a problem.
- 朝から少し熱っぽいです。I've felt a bit feverish since the morning.
- その白っぽいシャツが田中さんのです。That whitish shirt is Tanaka's.