Domande riguardo a frasi esempio con, spiegazione d'utilizzo di "Ish"s

A: It depends on how it's used.

I'll be there at around 6ish.
Above, "around" makes it clear that you may not be there at exactly 6. That is also what "ish" does, it's kind of like "around".

A. What time do you think you will get here?
B: 5:30ish (Around 5:30, maybe a little before or after)

It can also mean sort of, or kind of.
yellowish = sort of yellow in color

Sometimes "ish" is another way to say "shit", when you don't want to say "shit' since it's a mild swear word.

I may be forgetting other ways it can be used.

A: ish = shit, but ish isn’t as vulgar as shit. “That was the ish” basically means “that was the shit”, meaning that person really enjoyed whatever happened

A: A little bit. E.g. "Is the food nice?" "Ish." This means the food is okay, not good but not bad. It is like the -ish ending on a word but by itself. Niceish, okay or a little bit nice.

A: @zinzin: you're correct, it's uncertainty. 9ish means maybe 8:45, maybe 9:15, maybe something like 9 but not exactly.

A: -ish means "it is somewhat/ kind of ..."

Ex. It looks greenish. It looks somewhat/ kind of green.

A: if you are talking about the suffix ‘-ish’
adding -ish to an adjective makes it seem like it’s kind of or slightly that thing.

for example:

The book is reddish in color. (slightly red)

The sky turned a pinkish hue. (slightly pink color)

You could use -ish on adjectives in spoken language and people will know what you mean but it isn’t a real word. ( You probably wouldn’t use these when writing)

for example:

I am skinnyish. (kind of skinny) [but not a real word]

She was prettyish (kind of pretty) [but not a real word]

- ish can be on verbs and have it’s on separate meaning like in words like :

finish
replenish

I told her to finish her test.
She replenished the water.

but I think it’s just part of the word doesn’t necessarily mean something like when attached to adjectives.

A: I most commonly use "ish" when describing a time I will arrive or leave a place.

"I'll be there around 5-ish."
"Can you pick me up around 10:30-ish?"
"I was planning to leave around 7-ish."

A friend of mine uses "ish" to answer questions like: "Was the party fun?" reply "ish"

can be used like "kind of" or "sort of"

A: "That sounds right-ish I guess."
"I was late-ish for the party"

I think the phrase "kind of" or "a little/a bit" is more formal and used more now than the suffix "-ish" though

"That sounds kind of right"
"I was a little late for the party"

A: flourish, boyish, girlish, demolish...

A: "-ish" can mean "like" (childish, babyish, girlish) or it can mean "somewhat" (oldish, greenish, smallish). It's usually casual when it means "somewhat".

He's always joking around and acting so childish.

When do you want to meet? Maybe around 8-ish?

The dress I bought is a bluish-gray color.

A: Ok, then, we’ll meet at the station at 11pm-ish. Is that ok?

I think it might be better to just say “around 11”. It’s hard to say 11pm-ish and I don’t hear that that much.

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A: sort of

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A: 'Ish' here means about or approximately.

A: 熱っぽい　= feverish
黒っぽい = blackish

（っぽい・みたい） = LIKE
ネイティブっぽい発音 = LIKE a native speaker
Nameっぽい＝That is very like ___（to say that ／ to do that)
大人っぽい　＝ like an adult / adult-like

A:
I would use ish on the end of a adjective to say it is more or less like that adjective. For example:
"That looks brown-ish"
"She's nice-ish"
"It's small-ish"
Hope this helps :)

A: You can add "ish" to just about any word to make it sound less definite. If you called something "Japanesish" that would mean that it's "kind of Japanese" (which you could also say) or that it's not quite Japanese. "Japanese style" is also acceptable, but sounds more definite. It's more descriptive and less questioning authenticity.

ex.
"I went to that Asian restaurant the other day...it was Japanesish"
"That ramen was kind of Japanese, but not really"
"We went to a Japanese style hotel, they had tatami mats and futons!"

If you want to promote and describe something Japanese, I'd call it just "Japanese" or "Japanese style." If you're giving an opinion on how Japanese something is, I'd use "Japanesish" or "kind of Japanese"