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karg

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German karc, from Old High German karag, charag.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaʁk/
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Adjective

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karg (strong nominative masculine singular karger, comparative karger or kärger, superlative am kargsten or am kärgsten)

  1. poor, scarce, not well equipped, not decorated (of a room)
  2. barren, not lush, with little vegetation (of land)

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Further reading

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  • karg” in Duden online
  • karg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

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Adjective

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karg (comparative kargare, superlative kargast)

  1. (of a landscape) barren (infertile), harsh
    en karg och ödslig plats
    a barren and desolate place
  2. related to such a landscape
    karg växtlighet
    sparse, scrubby vegetation (for example)
  3. (figuratively, of a person) reserved, withdrawn

Declension

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Inflection of karg
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular karg kargare kargast
neuter singular kargt kargare kargast
plural karga kargare kargast
masculine plural2 karge kargare kargast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 karge kargare kargaste
all karga kargare kargaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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