arbejdsløs
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]arbejde (“work”) + -løs (“-less”), after German arbeitslos
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]arbejdsløs
- unemployed (having no job)
Inflection
[edit]| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | arbejdsløs | — | —2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | arbejdsløst | — | —2 |
| plural | arbejdsløse | — | —2 |
| definite attributive1 | arbejdsløse | — | — |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.