乏しい
toboshii
meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
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  1. toboshii meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
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Kanji Breakdown
Destitution, Scarce, Limited
On: ぼう Kun: とぼ.しい,とも.しい
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How to Use This Word
I-adjective (い形容詞)
Pattern
乏しい → 乏しくない → 乏しかった → 乏しくて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

Example
とても乏しいですね。
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