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Die rüstige Neunzigjährige fährt jeden Morgen mit dem Rad zum Bäcker. The sprightly ninety-year-old cycles to the bakery every morning.

adjective · C1

rüstig

[ˈʁʏstɪç]

sprightly, spry, hale and hearty

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fit

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Grammar

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

How the Word Is Built

rüst root ig suffix

-ig
makes an adjective: der Durst → durstig (thirsty).

Word family

die Rüstigkeit

In Otti's situations: Frau Hilde brings the generations together

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