JLPT N4 vocabulary
可哀想: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
かわいそう4Nakadaka · falls inside
na-adjective
Meaning
poor, pitiable, pathetic, pitiful
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 可哀想 | 可哀想 |
| Plain past過去形 | 可哀想 | 可哀想 |
| Polite presentです形 | 可哀想 | 可哀想 |
| Polite pastでした形 | 可哀想 | 可哀想 |
| Te-formて形 | 可哀想 | 可哀想 |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 可哀想 | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 可哀想 | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 可哀想 | 可哀想 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 可哀想 | 可哀想 |
Example sentences
あの子供のことを見るにつけ聞くにつけ、 かわいそうでならない。
Whenever I see or hear about that child, I can't help feeling sorry for them.