っぱなし
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Meanings
Suffix
1. leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.) (Usually kana, after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates that something is left in an improper state)
2. (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing (Usually kana, after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other spellings
っ放ぱなし
Kanji in other spellings
Used in vocabulary
出でっ放ぱなし
left running (e.g. of water); constantly appearing (in public); out all day (away from home)
Noun
Examples25
I'm worn out, because I've been standing all day.
I stood all the way.
Her hands are never still.
Don't leave the door open.
The door remained closed all day.
Hey, has this been sitting out on the dinner table all day? It has to go in the refrigerator or it'll go bad.