How to Say "needy" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “needy” is “pobres” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Las casas pobres de ese barrio fueron demolidas.
The poor houses in that neighborhood were demolished.
¡Pobres niños! Perdieron su juguete favorito.
Poor kids! They lost their favorite toy.
Mis resultados académicos fueron muy pobres este semestre.
My academic results were very poor this semester.
Adjective Agreement (Plural)
Since 'pobres' is the plural form of 'pobre', it is used to describe more than one person or thing. It works for both masculine and feminine things (e.g., 'chicos pobres' and 'chicas pobres').
Confusing Adjective and Adverb
Mistake: “Hablamos pobremente.”
Correction: Hablamos mal. ('pobre' is an adjective, 'pobremente' exists but 'mal' is usually better for 'badly'.)
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