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adjectiveい-adjective
sour or acidic in taste or smell
suppai
Pronunciation
Etymology
Usually written 酸っぱい; related to 酸い, an older adjective meaning “sour,” with an emphatic geminated form.
Examples
このレモンはすっぱい。
kono remon wa suppai
This lemon is sour.
牛乳が少しすっぱい匂いがする。
gyūnyū ga sukoshi suppai nioi ga suru
The milk smells a little sour.
梅干しはとてもすっぱい食べ物です。
umeboshi wa totemo suppai tabemono desu
Umeboshi are very sour foods.
Character Breakdown
す
su
hiragana syllable su
っ
sokuon
small tsu indicating a doubled consonant
ぱ
pa
hiragana syllable pa
い
i
hiragana syllable i
Collocations
すっぱい味
すっぱい匂い
すっぱい果物
すっぱいレモン
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