sparsam

B1

thrifty, economical

English meaning
thrifty, economical
Vocabulary package
Describing Personality

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sparsam in a sentence

Wir haben fünf Kinder. Wir müssen sehr sparsam sein.

We have five children. We must be very thrifty.

Comparative and superlative

sparsam → sparsamer → am sparsamsten

Where sparsam comes from

Ableitung vom Stamm des Verbs sparen mit dem Ableitungsmorphem -sam

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Questions about sparsam

What is the comparative of sparsam?

sparsam → sparsamer → am sparsamsten.

What does sparsam mean in English?

sparsam means "thrifty, economical". For example: "Wir haben fünf Kinder. Wir müssen sehr sparsam sein." — "We have five children. We must be very thrifty."

What level is sparsam in German?

sparsam is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the describing personality vocabulary.

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