bedürftig

/bəˈdʏʁftɪç/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. needy

    Built from Bedürfnis (need) + -ig (-y).

Made of

  • Bedürfnis need
  • -ig -y

Similar words

notleidend

bedürftig and notleidend are close synonyms for "needy," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

carente

carente is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "needy."

Practice

1 What does bedürftig mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches bedürftig?

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