NichiDict

ざま

N4
[zama]
Illustration for 態

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

なんというだと叱られた。

I was scolded: 'What a sorry state!'

泥だらけので帰ってきた。

I came home in a muddy mess.

負けた時のは見苦しかった。

The sight of them losing was unsightly.