grovjobb

Swedish

Etymology

grov +‎ jobb

Noun

grovjobb n

1. Synonym of grovarbete (“heavy lifting, rough work”)
2. (figuratively) heavy lifting, dirty work (arduous or unpleasant work)

   låta någon annan göra grovjobbet

   let someone else do the heavy lifting / dirty work

Usage notes

More common than grovarbete in the figurative sense.

Declension

Declension of grovjobb
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	grovjobb	grovjobbet	grovjobb	grovjobben
Genitive	grovjobbs	grovjobbets	grovjobbs	grovjobbens

References

• grovjobb in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)