乏しい
とぼしい
meagre; meager; scarce; limited
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
I-adjective
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 乏しいとぼしい | 乏しいですとぼしいです |
| Negative | 乏しくないとぼしくない | 乏しくないですとぼしくないです |
| Past | 乏しかったとぼしかった | 乏しかったですとぼしかったです |
| Past negative | 乏しくなかったとぼしくなかった | 乏しくなかったですとぼしくなかったです |
| Te-form | 乏しくてとぼしくて |
|---|---|
| Conditional (ば) | 乏しければとぼしければ |
| Conditional (たら) | 乏しかったらとぼしかったら |
Example sentences
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He has no small talk.
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He's always short of money.
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Japan is poor in natural resources.
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Japan is poor in natural resources.
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Oil is scarce in this country.
More examples (10)
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His knowledge of geography is poor.
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This country is poor in natural resources.
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This country is poor in natural resources.
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Japan is lacking in raw materials.
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He was assertive by nature.
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Knowledge is scarce; wisdom is scarcer.
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The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
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The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
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My memory is weak, but there are things I can never forget.
天然資源の最も乏しい地域は生活水準を上げるため輸入に頼っている。
The regions with the fewest natural resources rely on importation to increase their standard of living.