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In this video, you will learn the grammar of【～ っぽい】-ish, -like, -ly.

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Noun + っぽい
いadj + っぽい
なadj + っぽい

The meaning is similar to -ish, -like, -ly. "Add 「っぽい」 to nouns and turn them into adjective. However, the number of i-adj and na-adj that can be used with 「っぽい」 are limited.

(1) It means “seems like / feels that way”
similar to 〜のように見える / 〜のように感じる

子どもっぽい = childish, childlike.
男っぽい = manly; like a man.
女っぽい = womanly; like a woman.

子供っぽい部分を直したいです。
I want to fix the childish traits I have.

その服すごい似合ってるよ。大人っぽくてカッコいいよ！
You look great in that outfit. You look mature and cool!

(2) It is used to mean "something contains a lot of a certain ingredient". In this case, it has a negative nuance.

油っぽい= oily; lots of oil.
粉っぽい= powdery
水っぽい= watery

キッチンの床が油っぽいので、掃除したほうがいいですよ。
The kitchen floor is greasy and needs to be cleaned.

このジュース、ちょっと水っぽくてまずいね。
This juice is a little watery and tastes bad.

(3) It means to describe color or a color close to a certain shade.

黒っぽい=blackish
茶色っぽい=brownish
赤っぽい=reddish

犯人は黒っぽい服を着ていたと思います。
I think the criminal was wearing blackish clothes.

壁紙は白っぽい色にしたいな。
I want the wallpaper whitish.

(4) It means “easy to do / has the tendency to”
When it comes after a verb, the meaning changes to a certain action “is easy to do or often done.” It is used when talking about someone’s personality. Similar to 〜しやすい / よく〜する.

忘れっぽい= easy to forget; forgetful
怒りっぽい= easy to anger; often angry

年を取るにつれて、忘れっぽくなる。
As you get older, you become more forgetful.

彼は飽きっぽく、何をやっても長続きしない。
He gets bored easily and nothing he does lasts long.

彼は怒りっぽいから、みんなから嫌われている。
Since he easily gets angry, he is hated by everyone.

1. How to Useらしい: Likeness

女らしい = feminine

You’re saying that that the person is a woman, who embodies womanly features very well
You use らしい when the object fulfils the basic characteristics of what it looks like, and the word らしい shows that it is exactly what it looks like, but more.

男らしい男が好きだ。: I like a manly man.

2. How to Useみたい: Like

女みたい = has the looks of a woman, but isn’t one

You’re saying that that the person isn’t a woman, but seems to bear some features of a woman
You use みたい when the object does not fulfil the basic characteristics of what it looks like, and the word みたい shows that it might look like one, although it isn’t one.
彼女の話し方は子供みたいです。: Her way of speaking is like a child.

3. How to Useっぽい: -ish, Somewhat

女っぽい = womanish

You’re saying that that the person isn’t supposed to be a woman, and it is slightly inappropriate for him to be like a woman.
You use っぽい when the object does not fulfil the basic characteristics of what it looks like, and the word っぽい shows that it might look like one, although it isn’t one.

子供っぽい: speaking of an adult, saying he is childish.