schmal
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adjective
- narrow, slender (not wide, comparatively long), small
- meagre, scarce
Forms
Declension
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | schmaler | schmale | schmales | schmale |
| genitive | schmalen | schmaler | schmalen | schmaler |
| dative | schmalem | schmaler | schmalem | schmalen |
| accusative | schmalen | schmale | schmales | schmale |
Degrees
| comparative | schmaler / schmäler |
|---|---|
| superlative | am schmalsten / am schmälsten |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Hier ist der Rhein schmal und tief.Here the Rhine is narrow and deep.A1Die Loreley am Rhein — The Loreley on the Rhine
- Hinter dem Haus führt eine schmale Gasse zum Markt.Behind the building a narrow lane leads to the market.B2Noch einmal, bitte (5) — Once more, please (5) (B2)
- Ein schmaler Pfad führt durch den Wald hinauf zur Bastei.A narrow path leads up through the forest to the Bastei.B2Noch einmal, bitte (14) — Once more, please (14) (B2)
- Vom Marktplatz geht eine schmale Straße zum Fluss ab.A narrow street leads off the market square to the river.B2Noch einmal, bitte (6) — Once more, please (6) (B2)
Other ways to say it
- engnarrow, tight; close
- kargpoor, scarce, not well equipped, not decorated (of a room); barren, not lush, with little vegetation (of land)
- knappscarce; lean (having little extra)
- magerlean, without fat (e.g. of meat or dairy); meager, skinny, malnourished (of a person or animal, generally with a negative connotation)
- spärlichsparse (not dense; meager)