Definition of 残念 (ざんねん)

na-adjective, noun
deplorable, regrettable, disappointing, vexing, unfortunate
Related Kanji
remainder, leftover, balance
wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
Conjugations
na-adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
残念だ
ざんねんだ
zannenda
残念です
ざんねんです
zannendesu
残念ではない
ざんねんではない
zannendewanai

残念じゃない
ざんねんじゃない
zannenjanai
残念ではありません
ざんねんではありません
zannendewaarimasen
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
残念だった
ざんねんだった
zannendatta
残念でした
ざんねんでした
zannendeshita
残念ではなかった
ざんねんではなかった
zannendewanakatta
残念ではありませんでした
ざんねんではありませんでした
zannendewaarimasendeshita
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
残念かろう
ざんねんかろう
zannenkarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
残念だろう
ざんねんだろう
zannendarou
te-form
残念で
ざんねんで
zannende
Na adjective
残念な
ざんねんな
zannenna
Adverb
残念に
ざんねんに
zannenni
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
残念であれば
ざんねんであれば
zannendeareba

残念なら
ざんねんなら
zannennara
残念ではなければ
ざんねんではなければ
zannendewanakereba
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Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 124 results)

ざんねん
残念に
I feel sorry

For all his failures, he did not feel so at all

I'm afraid I've run short of coffee

I regret that I can't come today

We never repent having eaten too little

さん
参加
ざんねん
残念
I regret not being able to join you

いっしょ
一緒
ざんねん
残念
It is regrettable that I can't go with you

I'm sorry to say I don't remember your name

The play ended all too soon

なん
何と
ざんねん
残念な
What a pity

What a pity it is

I'm sorry I can't go

She was sorry to hear the bad news

I'm afraid I am not at liberty to do that

"Is the essay ready?" "No, I'm sorry. I haven't finished writing it yet.

こん
離婚
ざんねん
残念
I'm sorry to hear that you got a divorce

かのじょ
彼女
わる
悪い
ざんねん
残念
She was sorry to hear the bad news

えんじょ
援助
ざんねん
残念に
I regret that I can't help you

どうぶつ
動物
ぎゃくた
虐待
ざんねん
残念に
We deplore your cruelty to animals

わた
私達
わる
悪い
ざんねん
残念に
We were sorry to hear the news
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