Frida ist sparsam und kauft ihre Bücher gebraucht. Frida is thrifty and buys her books second-hand.

adjective · B2

sparsam

[ˈʃpaːɐ̯zaːm]

thrifty, economical, frugal

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Other Examples

Ich lebe sparsam, aber ich gönne mir jeden Freitag einen Kuchen.

I live frugally, but I treat myself to a cake every Friday.
Seid ihr sparsamer geworden, seit alles teurer ist?

Have you become more careful with money since everything got more expensive?
Beim Einkaufen ist Bruno nicht gerade sparsam.

Bruno isn't exactly thrifty when he goes shopping.

Grammar

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

How the Word Is Built

spar root sam suffix

Word family

sparendie Sparsamkeitdie Ersparnisdas Sparbuch

In Otti's situations: Frida saves for later

die Aktie die Altersvorsorge anlegen auf die hohe Kante legen das Budget die Ersparnis der Fonds das Geld die Geldanlage die Inflation die Rendite die Rente

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