JNews

This level is locked

1週1日目 風邪気味で熱っぽいんだ。
Condition・emotion・limit
1週1日目

〜っぽい

接続:N/V-stem/A-stem+っぽい
bearing, seeming; nice and easy
注意 / Note:This group differs in degree and basis of observation: 〜げ is appearance; 〜気味 is a slight tendency; 〜がち is common, or has a negative meaning; 〜っぽい is a quality or habit.
比較 / Compare:Same song: 〜げ/〜がち/〜気味. These models are often mistakenly chosen for each other — carefully read the 接続 and nuances above and then decide.
よく出る形 / Common form:名詞+っぽい(水っぽい・子供っぽい)/動ます形+っぽい(忘れっぽい・怒りっぽい)。Division like adjectives ending in い: 〜っぽくない・〜っぽかった.
このスープは少し水っぽい。
This soup is a bit thin like water.
私は忘れっぽいので、すぐメモする。
I often forget so I take notes right away.
彼は怒りっぽいが、後に引かない性格だ。
He gets angry easily but doesn't take it to heart.

Same lesson

JLPT study area

Create a free account to start the JLPT programme and keep all your progress.

or
Forgot password?

Bilingual articles stay free to read, no account needed.

Choose your language

Japanese content always stays — that is what you are here to learn.

Choose your level before you start

Your account has not picked a level yet. Choose one so JNews opens the right roadmap and drills, and saves your progress.

The other four lock once you choose. You can switch later, but the old level’s progress is erased.