i-adjective

poor

mazushii

meaning: is poor

state

feeling

examples

うち、どものころはけっこうまずしかったんだ。

uchi, kodomo no koro wa kekkou mazushikatta n da.

We were pretty poor when I was a kid. casual

この地域ちいき農家のうかむかし、とてもまずしかったです。

kono chiiki no nouka wa mukashi, totemo mazushikatta desu.

The farmers of this region were very poor in the past. neutral