NichiDict

ざま

N4
[zama]
Illustration for 様

Meanings

1.Noun

mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight

2.Suffix

-ways; -wards

3.Suffix

in the act of ...; just as one is ...

4.Suffix

manner of ...; way of ...

Examples

何というざまだ、情けない。

What a pathetic state, how shameful.

このざまを見ろと言わんばかりだ。

It's as if to say 'look at this mess'.

負けた後のざまは見るに堪えない。

The state after losing is unbearable to watch.