空っぽ
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Base na-adjective form. Describes something that is completely empty or vacant, often used in casual speech.
Theme
User is helping their friend Miyuki clean her apartment after a party, and they notice some items are missing.
空っぽ
からっぽ
empty, vacant, hollow
Core Language Building BlocksDescriptive Language
Memory Hook
Imagine an empty room with nothing inside — 'kara' means 'empty' and 'ppo' sounds like 'pop' — picture a balloon popping and leaving an empty space: 'Pop! It's empty — 空っぽ (karappo, 'empty')!'
Cultural Note
『空っぽ』 (karappo, 'empty') is often used in everyday Japanese to describe empty containers, vacant seats, or hollow feelings, and it's a casual, expressive term compared to more formal synonyms like 『空の』 (kara no).
Forms
Base: 空っぽBase na-adjective form. Describes something that is completely empty or vacant, often used in casual speech.
Negative: 空っぽじゃないAdd 『じゃない』 (janai, negative) → 『空っぽじゃない』 (karappo janai, 'not empty').
Past: 空っぽだったAdd 『だった』 (datta, past) → 『空っぽだった』 (karappo datta, 'was empty').
Adverbial: 空っぽにAdd 『に』 (ni, adverbial) → 『空っぽに』 (karappo ni).
Comparative: より空っぽComparative formed with modifier 『より』 (yori, 'more than') + base adjective.
Superlative: 一番空っぽSuperlative formed with 『一番』 (ichiban, 'number one / Most') + adjective.