理屈っぽい

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
理 屈
り
Grade: 2 		くつ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

理(り)屈(くつ)っぽい • (rikutsuppoi) -i (adverbial 理(り)屈(くつ)っぽく (rikutsuppoku))

  1. (derogatory) overly logical, argumentative

Inflection

Inflection of 理屈っぽい
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 理屈っぽかろ りくつっぽかろ rikutsuppokaro
Continuative (連用形) 理屈っぽく りくつっぽく rikutsuppoku
Terminal (終止形) 理屈っぽい りくつっぽい rikutsuppoi
Attributive (連体形) 理屈っぽい りくつっぽい rikutsuppoi
Hypothetical (仮定形) 理屈っぽけれ りくつっぽけれ rikutsuppokere
Imperative (命令形) 理屈っぽかれ りくつっぽかれ rikutsuppokare
Key constructions
Informal negative 理屈っぽくない りくつっぽくない rikutsuppoku nai
Informal past 理屈っぽかった りくつっぽかった rikutsuppokatta
Informal negative past 理屈っぽくなかった りくつっぽくなかった rikutsuppoku nakatta
Formal 理屈っぽいです りくつっぽいです rikutsuppoi desu
Formal negative 理屈っぽくないです りくつっぽくないです rikutsuppoku nai desu
Formal past 理屈っぽかったです りくつっぽかったです rikutsuppokatta desu
Formal negative past 理屈っぽくなかったです りくつっぽくなかったです rikutsuppoku nakatta desu
Conjunctive 理屈っぽくて りくつっぽくて rikutsuppokute
Conditional 理屈っぽければ りくつっぽければ rikutsuppokereba
Provisional 理屈っぽかったら りくつっぽかったら rikutsuppokattara
Volitional 理屈っぽかろう りくつっぽかろう rikutsuppokarō
Adverbial 理屈っぽく りくつっぽく rikutsuppoku
Degree 理屈っぽさ りくつっぽさ rikutsupposa

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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