貧しい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 貧しい | 貧しくない |
| Polite | 貧しいです | 貧しくないですalso 貧しくありません |
| Past polite | 貧しかったです | 貧しくなかったですalso 貧しくありませんでした |
| Past | 貧しかった | 貧しくなかった |
| Te-form | 貧しくて | 貧しくなくて |
| Adverbial | 貧しく | |
| Conditional | 貧しければ | 貧しくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 貧しかったら | 貧しくなかったら |
poor; needy; impoverished
Describes lack of money or material resources; used for people, families, countries, etc.
He was born into a poor family.
Support for poor countries is necessary.
poor; lacking; inadequate; scanty
Extended use for non-material poverty: insufficient quantity, quality, or richness; e.g., poor vocabulary, scanty knowledge, meager harvest.
He has a poor vocabulary.
This year's harvest was poor.
He grew up in a poor family but succeeded through hard work.
After the war, many people lived in poverty.
His report is lacking in substance.
貧しい means poor or lacking resources, the direct opposite of 富裕's meaning of being wealthy or affluent.