～っぱなし
Leave X in Y state
About
～っぱなし indicates that an action or state continues through time. Generally, っぱなし is used in sentences where the continuous action is negative or undesirable in some way. ～っぱなし can be used in neutral contexts as well, but not positive ones.
～っぱなし attaches to verb stems, and always with a small つ.
E.g. クーラーをつけっぱなしで寝たら風邪をひいた。 "I went to sleep with the AC on and I caught a cold."
In casual contexts, ～っぱなし can be shortened to ～っぱ.
E.g. またやりっぱじゃん。ちゃんと片付けてよ。 "You didn't finish again. Clean up properly!"
～っぱなし indicates that an action or state continues through time
～っぱなし attaches to verb stems
～っぱなし can't be used in positive contexts
Summary
Explained in
adept #27
～まま・～っぱなし: Things left "as is"
Example Sentences
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