Vocabulary
eng
/ɛŋ/· adjective
tight; narrow; close
Clothes: zu eng (too tight). Streets: eine enge Gasse. Friends: eng befreundet.
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Forms
- Komparativ
- enger
- Superlativ
- am engsten
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eng
tight (clothes)
Die Jeans ist zu eng.
The jeans are too tight.
Word family
engdie Engenarrowness, tight spaceder Engpassbottleneckeinengento restrict
Common combinations
- zu eng seinto be too tight
- eng befreundet seinto be close friends
- Es wird eng.It's getting tight (time, money).
Similar & opposite
↔ Opposites
weit
Common learner mistakes
- Die Jacke ist zu enge.Die Jacke ist zu eng.After sein the adjective has no ending: ist eng — but eine enge Jacke.
Real examples
- Die Hose ist mir zu eng.The trousers are too tight for me.
- Haben Sie die Jeans etwas weniger eng?Do you have the jeans a bit less tight?
- Nach dem Urlaub ist die Hose enger.After the holiday the trousers are tighter.
