JLPT N4 vocabulary
残念: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
ざんねん3Nakadaka · falls inside
na-adjective
Meaning
regrettable, unfortunate, disappointing, vexing
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 残念 | 残念 |
| Plain past過去形 | 残念 | 残念 |
| Polite presentです形 | 残念 | 残念 |
| Polite pastでした形 | 残念 | 残念 |
| Te-formて形 | 残念 | 残念 |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 残念 | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 残念 | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 残念 | 残念 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 残念 | 残念 |
Example sentences
残念ながら、彼の約束は守られたためしがないんです。
Unfortunately, he has never kept his promise.