- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [n] pity; sorrow; grief; misery; compassion; pathos
  2. 2. [adj-na] pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable
  3. 3. [int] alack; alas

Conjugation — Adjective (―na)

This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.

Attributive (before a noun) (awarena)
Non-past, plain (awareda)
Non-past, polite (awaredesu)
Past, plain (awaredatta)
Past, polite (awaredeshita)
Negative, plain (awarejanai)
Negative, polite (awarejanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (awarejanakatta)
Past negative, polite (awarejanakattadesu)
Te-form (awarede)
Conditional (―nara) (awarenara)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

She was in a piteous state.
He prayed to God to help the poor girl.