From Middle High German karc, from Old High German karag, charag.
karg (strong nominative masculine singular karger, comparative karger or kärger, superlative am kargsten or am kärgsten)
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 |
karg (comparative kargare, superlative kargast)
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 |