～っぱなし
| Meaning: | 1) left as is; unchanged 2) continue an action |
| JLPT Level: | N4 |
Examples
一晩中、ラジオをつけっぱなしだった。
all night long — radio — (direct object) — left on — was
The radio was left on all night long.
ふられたあと、彼女は泣きっぱなしだった。
dumped — after — she — (topic marker) — cry — continued — did
After being dumped, she cried and cried.
Notes: This is an example of continuing an action.
Comments
Add to the stem of the ます form of any verb.
The kanji is 放し from 放す, which means to “set free.”
More JLPT N4 grammar
- あとで — later; after
- 場合 — if; in the case of
- ～たばかり — just finished
- 中 — during; throughout
- だろう — I think; probably
- ことが出来る — to be able to
- どうも — very; somehow
- はず — must be; should be
- ～ほうがいい — it would be better to
- かもしれない — might
- けど・けれど・けれども — but; however
- お～ください — please do (honorific)
- まま — as is; conditions don’t change
- ～ませんか — won’t you…?
- または — or
- ながら — while doing
- ～にくい — hard to
- （な）のに — although; even though
- おかげ — thanks to…
- すぎる — too much
- ために — for the sake of
- たとえば — for example
- という — such a; called
- つもり — intend to
- ～やすい — easy to
- ずつ — (one) at a time
