strävsam
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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 | |||