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Leaving the futon out with 〜っぱなし

Manga panel from よつばと! showing example of Leaving the futon out with 〜っぱなし.
よつばと! » Volume 9 » Page 143

Yotsuba invites her neighbors over for coffee. She first gives the three a tour of the house, leading up to the kitchen.

風香(ふうか):
(あら)(もの)がたまってるのが()になる…」
“It bothers me that these dishes are piled up...”
あさぎ:
(わたし)廊下(ろうか)のスミにホコリがたまってるのが()になる」
“What bothers me is the dust built up in the hallway.”
恵那(えな):
「おふとんだしっぱなし()になる」
“It bothers me that the futon is left laying out.”

Key Points

  1. ()しっぱなし means left out

    • だしっぱなし describes the futon being taken out and then left that way.

    • The concern is the lingering messy state, not who put it there.

  2. Each speaker uses 気になる for what bothers them

    • ()になる repeats across the scene as each visitor notices a different mess.

  3. The noun phrase works as the subject

    • おふとんだしっぱなしが()になる treats “the futon being left out” as what bothers her.