っぱなし
Meanings
Suffix
Usually written in kana
1. keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
negative nuance, with the state being improper, unpleasant, etc.
Pitch accent
ぱなし
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Composed of
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
Angeschaltet-Lassen
Fließen-Lassen; Laufen-Lassen
Offenstehen; Offenlassen; Offenheit; in offener Weise; freimütig
Examples (6 in total)
Someone left the water running.
He left the water running.
I've been laughing at that for over an hour now.
Someone must have left the water running.
Tom always leaves his bicycle dirty.
The baby has been crying for almost ten minutes.