불쌍하다

Meanings

pitiful; patheticFeeling sorry and sad because someone is in a bad situation.

Examples from Lessons (3)

지금 화면 에 나오는 슬픈 남자 가 너무 불쌍해.
The sad man on the screen right now is so pitiful.
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어제 본 드라마 주인공 정말 불쌍하지 않았어?
Didn't you think the main character of the drama we watched yesterday was really pitiful?
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그런데 사연 이 있는 악역 이라고 치면 조금 불쌍하기도 해.
But if you look at it as a villain with a backstory, they're actually a bit pitiful.
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Grammar in These Examples

-아/어Level 1Informal ending -도Level 1Also, too, even -지Level 1Sentence ending -지 않다Level 1Not