jobbig
Swedish
Etymology
From jobb (“job, work”) + -ig. Compare piece of work.
Adjective
jobbig (comparative jobbigare, superlative jobbigast)
- onerous, arduous, difficult, tiring, requiring or using a lot of energy or strength
- Vad jobbig du är! ― What a piece of work you are!
Inflection
| Inflection of jobbig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | jobbig | jobbigare | jobbigast |
| Neuter singular | jobbigt | jobbigare | jobbigast |
| Plural | jobbiga | jobbigare | jobbigast |
| Masculine plural3 | jobbige | jobbigare | jobbigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | jobbige | jobbigare | jobbigaste |
| All | jobbiga | jobbigare | jobbigaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
References
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