Vocabulary

気の毒

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; miserable; wretched

na-adjective noun
N3 freq #28

Example sentences

He's unlucky to a pitiful extent.

He could not help feeling sorry for her.

I could not help feeling sorry for him.

There's nothing that can be done about his feeling sorry for her.

It is a pity that he died so young.

What a pity!

I feel very sorry for him.

I can't help feeling sorry for him.