arm wie eine Laus
German
Etymology
Literally, “poor as a louse”.
Adjective
arm wie eine Laus (not comparable)
- (simile) poor as a rat
- Synonym: arm wie eine Kirchenmaus
Declension
Declension of arm wie eine Laus
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist arm wie eine Laus | sie ist arm wie eine Laus | es ist arm wie eine Laus | sie sind arm wie eine Laus | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | — | — | — | — |
| genitive | — | — | — | — | |
| dative | — | — | — | — | |
| accusative | — | — | — | — | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | — | — | — | — |
| genitive | — | — | — | — | |
| dative | — | — | — | — | |
| accusative | — | — | — | — | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | — | — | — | — |
| genitive | — | — | — | — | |
| dative | — | — | — | — | |
| accusative | — | — | — | — | |