karg

/kaʁk/

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. meagre, barren

    • Die Landschaft ist karg.

      The landscape is barren.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

meager

meager is the English word for the same thing — both mean "meagre, barren."

English

spare

Close — meagre, barren relates to spare.

Practice

1 What does karg mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Landschaft ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches karg?

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