# dürftig

dürftig is a German adjective meaning “meager”. Forms: dürftiger, am dürftigsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: dürftiger
- Superlative: am dürftigsten

## In other languages

- Русский: скудный, бедный

## Meanings

1. meager, scanty, sparse
2. tenuous
3. poor; impoverished

## Examples

- Mein Deutsch ist sehr dürftig. — My German is very meager.
- Das erscheint alles recht dürftig. — All this seems kind of sketchy.
- Die Nahrungsmittelvorräte waren knapp und wir mussten den dürftigen Rest rationieren. — Supplies of food were low and we had to ration out the little that was left.

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