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Can I also say "pity to someone" instead of "pity on someone"?

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Rebecca

Unfortunately, to "take pity on someone" or "pity someone" are the only ways to use this expression. "Pity to someone" is grammatically incorrect. Ex: The manager took pity on the worker and let him go home early. Ex: I pity the stray dog that wanders around my neighborhood. He doesn't have a family.

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Au moment où elle abandonnait tout espoir, une colonie de fourmis a eu pitié d'elle et l'a aidée au travail.