Swedish

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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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

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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

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