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krumm

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adjectivedated
  1. crooked
  2. lame, limping

Forms

Declension

masculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativekrummerkrummekrummeskrumme
genitivekrummenkrummerkrummenkrummer
dativekrummemkrummerkrummemkrummen
accusativekrummenkrummekrummeskrumme

Degrees

comparativekrummer / krümmer
superlativeam krummsten / am krümmsten

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Used in the library

  • Ihre Gesichter sind grün, ihre Nasen lang und krumm.Their faces are green, their noses long and crooked.A2Walpurgisnacht im Harz — Walpurgis Night in the Harz
  • Die alten Bäume hinter dem Deich sind vom Wind ganz krumm.The old trees behind the dyke are all bent by the wind.B2Noch einmal, bitte (10) — Once more, please (10) (B2)
  • Der krumme Zaun um die Weide steht seit Jahrzehnten, weil Heinz nichts wegwerfen kann.The crooked fence round the pasture has stood for decades because Heinz can't throw anything away.B2Noch einmal, bitte (31) — Once more, please (31) (B2)
  • Im Nebel über dem Friedhof sieht Johanna eine krumme, dunkle Gestalt zwischen den Gräbern.In the mist over the cemetery Johanna sees a bent, dark figure between the graves.B2Noch einmal, bitte (17) — Once more, please (17) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • lahmlame (limited in movement due to injury, defect or paralysis to legs, wings, etc.; especially of animals and their limbs); weak, tired (exhausted from strain; of limbs, etc.)

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