mager
Translation
lean, skinny, meager, scant
Examples
Er isst nur mageres Fleisch.
He only eats lean meat.
Die Ernte war dieses Jahr sehr mager.
The harvest was very meager this year.
Das ist eine magere Ausrede.
That is a poor excuse.
Grammar Patterns
((adjective)) + sein (predicative) He is very mager.
((adjective)) + Noun (attributive) He only eats mageres Fleisch.
Similar Words
Synonyms: dünn, schlank; Antonyms: fett, dick, reichlich
Etymology
From Old High German 'magar', cognate with the English word 'meager'.
Memory Tips
Connects directly to the English word 'meager'. Imagine a meager portion of food, which would be 'mager'.