Hey! Don't leave the scissors lying around; put them back where they belong.
📖 Explanation & Nuance
「～っぱなし」 means "leaving something in a certain state; leaving something as it is." It implies that an action was done and then left unfinished, often with a nuance of carelessness or neglect. It attaches to the masu-stem of verbs. ちょっと！使ったハサミを出し**っぱなし**にしないで、ちゃんと元の場所に戻してよ。
「～っぱなし」は、ある動作をした後、その状態のまま放置していることを表します。不注意や無頓着な気持ちが込められています。 ちょっと！使ったハサミを出し**っぱなし**にしないで、ちゃんと元の場所に戻してよ。
📝 Example Sentence
ちょっと！使(つか)ったハサミを出(だ)し「っぱなし」にしないで、ちゃんと元(もと)の場(ば)所(しょ)に戻(もど)してよ。
Hey! Don't leave the scissors lying around; put them back where they belong.
Practice Quiz
Verify your grammar strength for "〜っぱなし / 〜まま"
Explanation (EN): 「～っぱなし」 means \"leaving something in a certain state; leaving something as it is.\" It implies that an action was done and then left unfinished, often with a nuance of carelessness or neglect. It attaches to the masu-stem of verbs. ちょっと！使ったハサミを出し**っぱなし**にしないで、ちゃんと元の場所に戻してよ。\n\nCommon Mistakes:\n❌ まま: The meaning makes total sense! But '〜っぱなし' carries a stronger negative/critical nuance when someone irresponsibly neglects the expected follow-up (like leaving water running, or not puting things back). Mom is usually angry when using 'っぱなし'! haha\n❌ きり: Close! '〜きり' means doing something once and never returning (e.g. 'He left and hasn't returned since'). You can't use it for scissors!\n❌ としたら: '〜としたら' means 'If we assume that...'. Let's focus on cleaning up the scissors first! haha
Want to master all JLPT N3 Grammar?
Project Eagle offers thousands of gamified, AI-powered JLPT practice problems completely for free. Master Grammar, Kanji, and listening with adaptive spacing!