Translation
to pity, to feel compassion for
Examples
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I pity the poor children.
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She pitied him and gave him bread.
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Do not pity me, help me.
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The king took pity on the old slave.
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He who pities everyone helps no one.
The construction is simply , with a plain direct object. English needs a preposition for feel compassion for or take pity on, and that preposition is exactly what you must not import: is wrong.
Kompato is pity, senkompata is merciless, and is the workhorse of the family. It means pitiable, and it is what Esperanto says where English says the poor thing: . sits at rank 725 on this list, so you will meet it soon enough.
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