Adjective
bedürftig
Pronunciation: [bəˈdʏʁftɪç]
in need of material support; needy
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Meanings
Adjective
- in need of material support; needy
- in need of someone or something (formal; with genitive)
Example sentence
Der Verein verteilt Winterkleidung an bedürftige Familien.
The association distributes winter clothes to families in need.
Word forms
bedürftigbedürftigeram bedürftigsten
Usage
- bedürftige Familien — Families needing material support; the adjective takes the normal ending.
- einer Sache bedürftig sein — Formal “be in need of something”; the complement is genitive.
Auch in reichen Städten leben bedürftige Menschen.
People in need live in wealthy cities too.