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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	grovjobb	grovjobbs
	definite	grovjobbet	grovjobbets
plural	indefinite	grovjobb	grovjobbs
	definite	grovjobben	grovjobbens

References

• grovjobb in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)