Declension and comparison German adjective karg

The declension of the adjective karg (sparse, scant) uses these forms of the comparison karg,karger,am kargsten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are ä-er/ä-sten. The adjective karg can be used both attributively in front of a noun as well as predicative in conjunction with a verb.One can not only inflect and compare karg, but all German adjectives. Comments ☆

positive
karg
comparative
karger/kärger
superlative
am kargsten/kärgsten

adjective · positive · regular · irregular · comparable

karg

karg · karger/kärger · am kargsten/kärgsten

Umlaut in the comparative and superlative  

English sparse, scant, meager, stingy, paltry, penurious, short, sparing, stinted

/kaʁk/ · /kaʁk/ · /ˈkaʁɡɐ/ · /ˈkaʁkstən/

[…, Pflanzen] bezüglich Bezahlung, Nahrung, Zeit, und so weiter knapp, gering bemessen; bezüglich Anerkennung, Begeisterung, Zuspruch; frugal; beschränkt, mager, engherzig, dürftig

» Unser Hotelzimmer in Trastevere war karg . English Our hotel room in Trastevere was sparse.

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The strong inflection of karg without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. karger
Gen. kargen
Dat. kargem
Acc. kargen

Feminine

Nom. karge
Gen. karger
Dat. karger
Acc. karge

Neutral

Nom. karges
Gen. kargen
Dat. kargem
Acc. karges

Plural

Nom. karge
Gen. karger
Dat. kargen
Acc. karge
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Weak declension

The weak inflection of the adjective karg with the definite article 'der' or with pronouns like 'dieser' and 'jener'

Masculine

Nom. derkarge
Gen. deskargen
Dat. demkargen
Acc. denkargen

Feminine

Nom. diekarge
Gen. derkargen
Dat. derkargen
Acc. diekarge

Neutral

Nom. daskarge
Gen. deskargen
Dat. demkargen
Acc. daskarge

Plural

Nom. diekargen
Gen. derkargen
Dat. denkargen
Acc. diekargen
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Mixed declension

The mixed inflection of the adjective karg with the indefinite article 'ein' or with pronouns like 'kein' and 'mein'

Masculine

Nom. einkarger
Gen. eineskargen
Dat. einemkargen
Acc. einenkargen

Feminine

Nom. einekarge
Gen. einerkargen
Dat. einerkargen
Acc. einekarge

Neutral

Nom. einkarges
Gen. eineskargen
Dat. einemkargen
Acc. einkarges

Plural

Nom. keinekargen
Gen. keinerkargen
Dat. keinenkargen
Acc. keinekargen

Predicative use

Using karg as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristkarg
Fem.sieistkarg
Neut.esistkarg

Plural

siesindkarg

Examples

Example sentences for karg

  • Unser Hotelzimmer in Trastevere war karg . 
    English Our hotel room in Trastevere was sparse.
  • Köhler führten ein karges , einsames Leben. 
    English Charcoal burners led a meager, lonely life.
  • Armselige Hütten waren in der kargen Berglandschaft zerstreut. 
    English Miserable huts were scattered in the barren mountain landscape.
  • Sie bessert die karge Pension durch Nachhilfestunden auf. 
    English She supplements her meager pension with tutoring.
  • Sie sollten in Einzelhaft und bei karger Kost bis zu den Junisitzungen weiter darüber nachdenken. 
    English You should continue to think about this in solitary confinement and on a meager diet until the June sessions.
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Translation of German karg

German karg
English sparse, scant, meager, stingy, paltry, penurious, short, sparing
Russian бедный, скудный, скупой, недостаточный, жалкий, скромный, умеренный
Spanish escaso, pobre, parco, ahorrador, ahorradora, ahorrativa, ahorrativo, austero
French sparse, aride, maigre, pauvre, avare, stérile, austère, avaricieuse
Turkish kıt, az, cömert olmayan, dikkatli, kayıtsız, kısıtlı, tutkulu, verimsiz
Portuguese pobre, escasso, escarso, parco
Italian scarso, esiguo, avaro, miserabile, parco, parsimonioso, povero, scarsamente
Romanian sărăcăcios, modest, sterp, austere, neprimitor, restrâns
Hungarian kevés, szegényes, fukar, minimális, szűk, siralmas, szűkmarkú, szűkös
Polish ubogi, skąpy, skromny, oszczędny, niedostateczny
Greek λιγοστός, φτωχός, λιτός, άγονος, σπάνιος, σφιχτός, φειδωλός
Dutch karig, mager, schraal, sober, spaarzaam, karg, koud
Czech chudý, skromný, omezený, skoupý
Swedish sparsam, knapp, fattig, karg, mager, njugg, restriktiv, torftig
Danish sparsom, knap, fattig, karrig
Japanese 貧弱な, 乏しい, 不足した, 控えめな, 質素な
Catalan pobre, escàs, parc, espartà, sobri
Finnish niukka, vähäinen, karkea, karu, kova, säästeliäs
Norwegian mager, fattig, sparsom, kald, knapp, tilbakeholden
Basque murriztua, eskasa, aitzindari, ekonomikoa, epeletu, eskas, neurritsua, onartua
Serbian oskudan, siromašan, skroman, škrt
Macedonian недостаточен, оскуден, сиромашен, скромен, умерен, шкрт
Slovenian skromen, pomanjkljiv, revno, zadržan
Slowakisch chudobný, skromný, nedostatočný, striedmy, úsporný
Bosnian oskudan, siromašan, skroman, pohlepno, škrt
Croatian oskudan, siromašan, skroman, neznatan, umjeren, škrt
Ukrainian бідний, скромний, недостатній, обмежений, жадібний, обережний, скупий
Bulgarian оскъден, беден, бедно, пестелив, бедняшки, скъпернически
Belorussian скромны, бядотны, абмежаваны, бядны, жадны, недастатковы, няшмат, скупы
Indonesian kikir, pelit, berita langka, dorongan kecil, hasil rendah, remang-remang, terbatas
Vietnamese bủn xỉn, keo kiệt, khan hiem, khích lệ ít ỏi, lợi suất thấp, mờ, tin tức khan hiếm
Uzbek xasis, kam, kam hosil, kam rag'bat, kam yangiliklar, kam yoritilgan, qizg‘anchiq
Hindi कंजूस, कृपण, कम उत्साह, कम उपज वाला, कम खबरें, कम मात्रा वाला, धुँधला
Chinese 吝啬, 低产的, 小气, 抠门, 昏暗的, 稀少的鼓励, 稀缺的, 稀缺的报道
Thai ขี้เหนียว, ตระหนี่, กำลังใจน้อย, ขาดแคลน, ข่าวน้อย, ผลผลิตต่ำ, สลัว
Korean 인색한, 냉담한 격려, 박한, 부족한 보도, 빈약한, 수확량이 낮은, 희박한
Azerbaijani xəsis, az təşviq, az xəbərlər, düşük verimli, qıt, qənaətcil, zəif işıqlı
Georgian ძუნწი, დაბალი სარგებელი, მცირე სიახლეები, ნაკლები, ნაკლები მხალისობა, სუსტი განათება
Bengali কঞ্জুস, কৃপণ, কম, কম আলো, কম উৎসাহ, কম খবর, কম ফলন
Albanian dorështrënguar, koprac, koprrac, lajme të pakta, nxitje i vogël, pak, prodhim i ulët, zbehtë
Marathi कंजूस, उत्पादन कमी असलेला, कम, कम उजेडाचा, कम प्रेरणा, कम बातम्या, करकचून, कृपण
Nepali कन्जुस, कृपण, कम, कम उज्यालो, कम उत्पादनशील, कम उत्साह, थोरै समाचार
Telugu కృపణ, కొద్దిగా వార్తలు, తక్కువ, తక్కువ ఉత్పాదక, తక్కువ ప్రోత్సాహం, తక్కువ వెలుగు, పిసినారి
Latvian skops, maz ražīgs, mazs atbalsts, retas ziņas, taupīgs, trūcīgs, vāja
Tamil கஞ்சன், கஞ்சமான, குறைந்த ஊக்கம், குறைந்த விளைவு, குறைந்த வெளிச்சம், குறைவான, குறைவான செய்திகள், சிக்கனமான
Estonian ihne, kokkuhoidlik, kooner, madala saagikusega, napp, nõrk, vaene julgustus, vähe uudiseid
Armenian ժլատ, խավար, ձեռքսեղմ, քիչ, քիչ եկամտաբերություն, քիչ խթանում, քիչ հաղորդումներ
Kurdish baxîl, bexîl, haberên kêm, kem, kêm ronak, mahsulê kêm, teşwîq kêm, xasis
Hebrewדל، צנוע، חסר، מאופק، מועט، מעט، צנום
Arabicشحيح، محدود، بخيل، ضامر، قليل، مقتصد، ناحل، نحيل
Persianناچیز، نقص، کم، خوددار، خودداری، محتاط، کم بازده، کمبود
Urduناکافی، کم، بخل، خالی، خود غرض، سنسان، سُوکھا، محتاط

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Meanings and synonyms of karg
  • bezüglich Bezahlung, Nahrung, Zeit, und so weiter knapp, gering bemessen, beschränkt, dürftig, gering, knapp, spärlich, frugal
  • bezüglich Anerkennung, Begeisterung, Zuspruch, Bericht, Nachrichten, dünn, jämmerlich
  • [Pflanzen] ertragsarm, mager, öde, dürr, fruchtlos, unfruchtbar
  • mit dem, was man zu geben bereit ist, zurückhaltend, haushälterisch, sparsam, unfreigebig
  • penibel darauf achtend, so viel wie möglich für sich zu behalten, engherzig, geizig
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Declension and comparison forms of karg

Summary of all declination forms and forms of comparisons of the adjective karg in all genera and cases

The declension and comparison of karg as declination and comparison tables with all strong, weak and mixed forms. These become clear as tables in the singular and plural and in all four cases nominative, genitive, dative and accusative.

Comparison of adjectives karg

positive karg
comparative karger/kärger
superlative am kargsten/kärgsten
  • positive: karg
  • comparative: karger/kärger
  • superlative: am kargsten/kärgsten

Strong declension karg

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. karger karge karges karge
Gen. kargen karger kargen karger
Dat. kargem karger kargem kargen
Acc. kargen karge karges karge
  • Masculine: karger, kargen, kargem, kargen
  • Feminine: karge, karger, karger, karge
  • Neutral: karges, kargen, kargem, karges
  • Plural: karge, karger, kargen, karge

Weak declension karg

  • Masculine: der karge, des kargen, dem kargen, den kargen
  • Feminine: die karge, der kargen, der kargen, die karge
  • Neutral: das karge, des kargen, dem kargen, das karge
  • Plural: die kargen, der kargen, den kargen, die kargen

Mixed declension karg

  • Masculine: ein karger, eines kargen, einem kargen, einen kargen
  • Feminine: eine karge, einer kargen, einer kargen, eine karge
  • Neutral: ein karges, eines kargen, einem kargen, ein karges
  • Plural: keine kargen, keiner kargen, keinen kargen, keine kargen

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