Grammatical class

Adjective

pitoyable

pitiful; pathetic, contemptible

Details

Syllables

pi-toya-ble

Phonetics

pi.twa.jabl

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

6943

Freq. (movies)

5869

Freq. (news)

18484

Sentences

C'est pitoyable !

How pathetic!

A1

Tom est pitoyable.

Tom is pathetic.

A1

C'était pitoyable.

It was pathetic.

A1

Tu es si pitoyable.

You're so pathetic.

A1

« Tom était dans un état pitoyable. » « Dans l'Ohio ? » « Quoi ? » « C'était l'Ohio ? »

"Tom was in a pitiful state." "Ohio?" "What?" "Was it Ohio?"

A2

Il est pitoyable et idiot.

He's pathetic and stupid.

B1