いi-adjective
poor
mazushii
meaning: is poor
state
feeling
examples
うち、子どものころはけっこう貧しかったんだ。
uchi, kodomo no koro wa kekkou mazushikatta n da.
We were pretty poor when I was a kid. casual
この地域の農家は昔、とても貧しかったです。
kono chiiki no nouka wa mukashi, totemo mazushikatta desu.
The farmers of this region were very poor in the past. neutral