tålig

See also: talig

Swedish

Etymology

tåla (“(with)stand”) +‎ -lig (“-ly”)

Adjective

tålig (comparative tåligare, superlative tåligast)

1. hardy, resistant (able to withstand (significant) stresses without taking damage or complaining or the like, of a person, animal, or thing)
   1. durable, rugged, etc. (when sounding better as a translation)
2. (now uncommon) patient

   Synonym: tålmodig

Declension

Inflection of tålig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	tålig	tåligare	tåligast
neuter singular	tåligt	tåligare	tåligast
plural	tåliga	tåligare	tåligast
masculine plural2	tålige	tåligare	tåligast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	tålige	tåligare	tåligaste
all	tåliga	tåligare	tåligaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• stryktålig

See also

• otålig
• tålmodig

References

• tålig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tålig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tålig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)