ぽい
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| ポイ |
Unknown. May be onomatopoeia.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ぽい • (poi)
- lightly, carelessly, casually (also indicating something being thrown)
- suddenly (also indicating movement away)
Usage notes
Used with the particle と (to).
Noun
ぽい • (poi)
- the act of lightly throwing something: tossing, chucking, especially carelessly: littering
Usage notes
Occasionally used on its own. More often used in compounds or as an adverb.
Derived terms
Verb
ぽいする • (poi suru) transitive suru (stem ぽいし (poi shi), past ぽいした (poi shita))
- to throw away
Conjugation
Conjugation of "ぽいする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Etymology 2
Degrammaticalization of suffix っぽい (-ppoi, “-ish, -like”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [po̞i]
Adjective
ぽい • (poi) -i (adverbial ぽく (poku))
- (informal) resembling the real thing
Inflection
Inflection of ぽい
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ぽさ (posa)