Present, Future 苦っぽい is [x] 苦っぽくない is not [x] Past 苦っぽかった was [x] 苦っぽくなかった was not [x] Te-form, Continuative 苦っぽくて is [x] and... 苦っぽくなくて is not [x] and... Provisional 苦っぽければ if it is [x] 苦っぽくなければ if it is not [x] Conditional 苦っぽかったら when/if it is [x] 苦っぽくなかったら when/if it is not [x] Adverbial 苦っぽく [x]-ly Noun form 苦っぽさ [x]-ness