strävsam
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
sträva (“strive”) + -sam (“-some”)
Adjective[edit]
strävsam (not comparable)
- hard-working (of a person)
- taxing, laborious (of work)
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of strävsam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | strävsam | strävsammare | strävsammast |
| Neuter singular | strävsamt | strävsammare | strävsammast |
| Plural | strävsamma | strävsammare | strävsammast |
| Masculine plural3 | strävsamme | strävsammare | strävsammast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | strävsamme | strävsammare | strävsammaste |
| All | strävsamma | strävsammare | strävsammaste |
| 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 | |||