ぽい
Japanese
editEtymology 1
editAlternative spelling |
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ポイ |
Unknown. May be onomatopoeia.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
edit- lightly, carelessly, casually (also indicating something being thrown)
- suddenly (also indicating movement away)
Usage notes
editUsed with the particle と (to).
Noun
edit- the act of lightly throwing something: tossing, chucking, especially carelessly: littering
Usage notes
editOccasionally used on its own. More often used in compounds or as an adverb.
Derived terms
editVerb
editぽいする • (poi suru) transitive suru (stem ぽいし (poisuru shi), past ぽいした (poisuru shita))
- to throw away
Conjugation
editConjugation of "ぽいする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | ぽいし | poi shi | ||
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | ぽいし | poi shi | ||
Shūshikei ("terminal") | ぽいする | poi suru | ||
Rentaikei ("attributive") | ぽいする | poi suru | ||
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | ぽいすれ | poi sure | ||
Meireikei ("imperative") | ぽいせよ¹ ぽいしろ² |
poi seyo¹ poi shiro² | ||
Key constructions | ||||
Passive | ぽいされる | poi sareru | ||
Causative | ぽいさせる ぽいさす |
poi saseru poi sasu | ||
Potential | ぽいできる | poi dekiru | ||
Volitional | ぽいしよう | poi shiyō | ||
Negative | ぽいしない | poi shinai | ||
Negative continuative | ぽいせず | poi sezu | ||
Formal | ぽいします | poi shimasu | ||
Perfective | ぽいした | poi shita | ||
Conjunctive | ぽいして | poi shite | ||
Hypothetical conditional | ぽいすれば | poi sureba | ||
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative |
Synonyms
editEtymology 2
editDegrammaticalization of suffix っぽい (-ppoi, “-ish, -like”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editぽい • (poi) -i (adverbial ぽく (poku))
- (informal) resembling the real thing
Inflection
editInflection of ぽい
Stem forms | |||
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Imperfective (未然形) | ぽかろ | pokaro | |
Continuative (連用形) | ぽく | poku | |
Terminal (終止形) | ぽい | poi | |
Attributive (連体形) | ぽい | poi | |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | ぽけれ | pokere | |
Imperative (命令形) | ぽかれ | pokare | |
Key constructions | |||
Informal negative | ぽくない | poku nai | |
Informal past | ぽかった | pokatta | |
Informal negative past | ぽくなかった | poku nakatta | |
Formal | ぽいです | poi desu | |
Formal negative | ぽくないです | poku nai desu | |
Formal past | ぽかったです | pokatta desu | |
Formal negative past | ぽくなかったです | poku nakatta desu | |
Conjunctive | ぽくて | pokute | |
Conditional | ぽければ | pokereba | |
Provisional | ぽかったら | pokattara | |
Volitional | ぽかろう | pokarō | |
Adverbial | ぽく | poku | |
Degree | ぽさ | posa |
Derived terms
edit- ぽさ (posa)