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Auf dem alten Foto sitzen acht Kinder beengt um einen kleinen Küchentisch. In the old photo, eight children sit crammed around a small kitchen table.

adjective · C1

beengt

[bəˈʔɛŋt]

cramped, confined

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Grammar

Comparative
beengter Compares two things: … als …
Superlative
am beengtesten The most of all, with "am": am …sten.

How the Word Is Built

be prefix eng root t ending

be-
makes a verb take a direct object: zahlen (to pay) → die Rechnung bezahlen (to pay the bill).

Word family

engdie Engebeengen

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