~っぱなし

〜ppanashi

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Formation

Verb-ますstem + っぱなし

Indicate a state where an action is left as is (unchanged or unfinished).

When to use

ます stem + っぱなし: left that way, carelessly not undone (開けっぱなし).

Explanation

The ~っぱなし grammar point is used to express that an action happened and was left in that state, unattended or unchanged. It is formed by taking the ます-stem of a verb and adding ~っぱなし.

Example sentences

Left As It Is (As Is / Left Undone)

Corpus examples (32)

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