jobbig

Swedish

Etymology

From jobb (“job, work”) +‎ -ig. Compare piece of work.

Adjective

jobbig (comparative jobbigare, superlative jobbigast)

  1. 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 superlative1
common singular jobbig jobbigare jobbigast
neuter singular jobbigt jobbigare jobbigast
plural jobbiga jobbigare jobbigast
masculine plural2 jobbige jobbigare jobbigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 jobbige jobbigare jobbigaste
all jobbiga jobbigare jobbigaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

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