ちっぽけ
ちっぽけ
na-adjective
tiny
1.
tiny
tiny; puny; trivial; insignificant
ちっぽけな島に住んでいる。
I live on a tiny island.
宇宙から見れば地球もちっぽけだ。
Seen from space, even Earth is tiny.
そんなちっぽけなことで悩まないで。
Don't worry about such a trivial matter.
ちっぽけ is a na-adjective expressing smallness with a slightly diminutive or dismissive nuance.
FORMS:
- Attributive: ちっぽけな + noun
- Predicate: ちっぽけだ
- Adverbial: ちっぽけに
USAGE:
Can describe physical smallness but often has a figurative sense of insignificance or triviality. Frequently used when comparing something to a larger context.
REGISTER: Colloquial/informal. Has an expressive, slightly emotional tone.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ちっぽけ: tiny with dismissive/insignificant nuance
- 小さい: small (neutral)
- 微小: minute, microscopic (formal/scientific)
- ちっちゃい: tiny (childish/cute)