Meaning of っ放し(っぱなし) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level っ放し

Kana Reading っぱなし, っはなし

Romaji ppanashi, hhanashi

Parts of speech

noun, used as a suffix

Meaning

keep ...-ing (negative nuance, with the state being improper, unpleasant, etc.); have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

Example Sentences

っ放し, っぱなし, っはなし used in context

ネット上(うえ)のマナーやら常識(じょうし(する)き)の無(ない)さやうんちゃらかんちゃらにうんざりし(する)っぱなし(する)です。

I'm aghast at the lack of manners, common sense and so on and so forth on the net.
けど、一晩(ひとばん)加湿器(かしつき)つけ(つける)っぱなしで朝(あさ)になると窓(まど)が結露(けつろ)して(する)ドボドボ・・・。

But by leaving the humidifier on all night in the morning condensation's pouring off the windows ...
浴室(よくしつ)を散らかし(ちらかす)っぱなしにしないで(する)。

Don't leave the bathroom in such a mess.
明かり(あかり)をつけ(つける)っぱなしにした(する)ままで寝てはいけない。

Don't sleep with the light left on.
明かり(あかり)がつけ(つける)っぱなしでしたよ。

You left your lights on.
部屋(へや)を出る(でる)ときは電灯(でんとう)をつけ(つける)っぱなしにしない(する)ようにね。

Do not leave the lights on when you leave the room.

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放 JLPT 3

set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate

On: ホウ

Kun: はな.す, -っぱな.し, はな.つ, はな.れる, こ.く, ほう.る

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