karg
See also: Karg
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German karc, from Old High German karag, charag.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
karg (strong nominative masculine singular karger, comparative karger or kärger, superlative am kargsten or am kärgsten)
- poor, scarce, not well equipped, not decorated (of a room)
- barren, not lush, with little vegetation (of land)
Declension edit
Positive forms of karg
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist karg | sie ist karg | es ist karg | sie sind karg | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | karger | karge | karges | karge |
genitive | kargen | karger | kargen | karger | |
dative | kargem | karger | kargem | kargen | |
accusative | kargen | karge | karges | karge | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der karge | die karge | das karge | die kargen |
genitive | des kargen | der kargen | des kargen | der kargen | |
dative | dem kargen | der kargen | dem kargen | den kargen | |
accusative | den kargen | die karge | das karge | die kargen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein karger | eine karge | ein karges | (keine) kargen |
genitive | eines kargen | einer kargen | eines kargen | (keiner) kargen | |
dative | einem kargen | einer kargen | einem kargen | (keinen) kargen | |
accusative | einen kargen | eine karge | ein karges | (keine) kargen |
Comparative forms of karg
Superlative forms of karg
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Swedish edit
Adjective edit
karg (comparative kargare, superlative kargast)
- (of a landscape) barren (infertile), harsh
- en karg och ödslig plats
- a barren and desolate place
- related to such a landscape
- karg växtlighet
- sparse, scrubby vegetation (for example)
- (figuratively, of a person) reserved, withdrawn
Declension edit
Inflection of karg | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | karg | kargare | kargast |
Neuter singular | kargt | kargare | kargast |
Plural | karga | kargare | kargast |
Masculine plural3 | karge | kargare | kargast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | karge | kargare | kargaste |
All | karga | kargare | kargaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |