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adjective·b1
knapp
Die Zeit ist knapp.
Time is short.
Wasser ist knapp.
Water is scarce.
Er hat den Zug knapp verpasst.
He just missed the train.
Sie gewann knapp.
She won narrowly.
predicativeknapp
used after a verb (e.g., The time is tight)with articleknappe
used before a noun with an article (e.g., die knappe Zeit)comparativeknapper
more limited / narrowersuperlativeam knappsten
most limited / most narrowly