How to say helpless in Japanese

こころぼそいkokorobosoi Inflection

adjective:

  • helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging; disheartening

Example Sentences

karegaいなかったらinakattaraわたしwatashihaどうしたらよいdoushitarayoikaわからないwakaranaiだろうdarou
Without him, I would be helpless.
全くmattaku一人ぼっちhitoribotchiniされてsarete彼女kanojohaとてもtotemo孤独kodokude無力muryokudato感じているkanjiteiruに違いないnichigainai
How lonely and helpless she must feel left all by herself!
そのsonokoha激怒gekidoしていてshiteiteどうにもならないdounimonaranai
The child is helpless in his rage.

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