情けない – Vocabulary details

情なさけない

Meanings

Adjective (い)

1. miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

情なさけなくて泣なきそうだった。I felt pathetic and was about to cry.

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Kanji used

情

emotion

Pitch accent

な

さけな

い

Used in: 4308

Composed of

情なさけ

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

ない

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

Examples (10 in total)

情なさけなくて泣なきそうだった。

I felt pathetic and was about to cry.

決きめられない自じ分ぶんが情なさけない。

I feel pathetic for being unable to decide.

いやーほんとに情なさけない。

Ugh, it's really pathetic.

憎にくまれ口ぐちしか叩たたけない自じ分ぶんが情なさけなくて。

I feel pathetic that all I can do is say nasty things.

彼かの女じょは自じ分ぶんの子こ供どもたちの振ふる舞まいを情なさけなく思おもった。

She was ashamed of her children's behavior.

親おやとして誠まことに情なさけない状じょう態たいにありました。

As a parent I was in a truly pitiable state.

情なさけない話はなしだが、と前まえ置おきした上うえで彼かれは語かたった。

He spoke, prefacing his words with, 'This is a shameful story, but...'

そのような時とき逃にげるしか考かんがえていない日にっ本ぽん国こく民みんは情なさけない。

The Japanese people, thinking only of running away in such times, are pathetic.

そんな甘あまいことを一いっ瞬しゅん考かんがえた自じ分ぶんが情なさけなかった。

I felt ashamed of myself for having momentarily entertained such naive thoughts.

恋こいに溺おぼれた男おとこのただ情なさけない話はなしだと、我われながら思おもう。

I have to admit it's just the pathetic story of a man who lost his head over love.

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