kräftige

kräftige is the inflected form of the German adjective kräftig, meaning strong, powerful, or robust. It is used to describe physical strength as well as the intensity of non-physical qualities such as flavor, aroma, sound, or atmosphere. The form kräftige appears in several grammatical contexts, depending on gender, number, and determiner.

In attributive position before a noun, kräftige can occur with feminine singular after an indefinite article or no article (eine kräftige Frau, eine kräftige Brise). In plural, it appears as kräftige without an article (kräftige Getränke, kräftige Frauen). With a definite article, the endings differ (die kräftige Frau, die kräftigen Getränke).

Comparison and superlative are formed as for other adjectives: kräftiger is the comparative form, and the superlative is kräftigsten or kräftigste depending on the syntactic position (for example, der kräftigste Mann or am kräftigsten). The use remains adjectival, modifying a noun or functioning in predicative position.

Etymology and related terms: kräftig derives from German Kraft, meaning power or strength, with cognates across the Germanic family. It is closely related to terms describing vigor, robustness, and intensity in both physical and figurative senses.

See also: Kraft, kräftig used in compounds; related German adjectives such as stark, robust, intensiv.