貧しい
まずしい
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); scanty
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
I-adjective
poor; needy- lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 貧しいまずしい | 貧しいですまずしいです |
| Negative | 貧しくないまずしくない | 貧しくないですまずしくないです |
| Past | 貧しかったまずしかった | 貧しかったですまずしかったです |
| Past negative | 貧しくなかったまずしくなかった | 貧しくなかったですまずしくなかったです |
| Te-form | 貧しくてまずしくて |
|---|---|
| Conditional (ば) | 貧しければまずしければ |
| Conditional (たら) | 貧しかったらまずしかったら |
Example sentences
彼は貧しい。
He is poor.
トムは貧しい。
Tom is poor.
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I am a poor man.
とても貧しかった。
I was very poor.
貧しいので買えない。
Being poor, he can't buy it.
More examples (10)
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He's poor, but he's honest.
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Don't look down on the poor.
貧しかったらどうしよう。
What if I am poor?
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Don't look down on the poor.
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She is as poor as ever.
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He was a poor musician.
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He is poor, but he is in high spirits.
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I am happy in spite of poverty.
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He is poor, it appears.
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Poor as he is, he is happy.