escasoadjective
Escaso means scant, scarce or sparse in English. It is an adjective, and it changes to escasos, escasa and escasas.
- scant
- scarce
- sparse
El tiempo se hace escaso.
Time is getting short.
Ahora mismo ando escaso de fondos.
I'm short of cash at the moment.
El petróleo es escaso en este país.
Oil is scarce in this country.
Ahora ando un poco escaso de dinero.
I'm a bit short of money now.
Common forms
| Form | Reading |
|---|---|
| escasos | plural |
| escasa | feminine |
| escasas | plural, feminine |