-ish; has a whiff of
水っぽいスープだね、もう少し味つけしたほうがいいんじゃない。
mizuppoi suupu da ne, mou sukoshi ajitsuke shita hou ga ii n ja nai.
This soup is watery, isn't it — maybe season it a bit more? casual
彼の話し方は先生っぽくて、つい敬語を使いたくなる。
kare no hanashikata wa senseippokute, tsui keigo o tsukaitaku naru.
The way he talks is teacher-ish, so I find myself wanting to use polite language. neutral
This pattern, conjugated
- pastっぽかったppokatta
- negativeっぽくないppokunai
- politeっぽいですppoidesu
っぽい
っぽいppoiN3casual