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浅ましい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 浅ましい | 浅ましくない |
| Polite | 浅ましいです | 浅ましくないですalso 浅ましくありません |
| Past polite | 浅ましかったです | 浅ましくなかったですalso 浅ましくありませんでした |
| Past | 浅ましかった | 浅ましくなかった |
| Te-form | 浅ましくて | 浅ましくなくて |
| Adverbial | 浅ましく | |
| Conditional | 浅ましければ | 浅ましくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 浅ましかったら | 浅ましくなかったら |
Meanings
1
wretched; miserable; shameful; despicable
Expresses strong contempt or pity for someone's low, mean, or pathetic state or behavior. Often used for moral baseness or abject circumstances.
His betrayal is a despicable act.
I don't want to show a wretched side obsessed with money.
Usage patterns
- 浅ましい〈事〉a wretched, shameful act or thing
Betraying a friend for money is a despicable act.
- 浅ましい〈人〉a person of pitiful, base character
He is a despicable man obsessed with money.
- 〈事〉とは浅ましいit's shameful/wretched that ~
It's despicable to deceive someone to that extent.