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kraftig

See also: kräftig

Norwegian Bokmål

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kraftig (neuter singular kraftig, definite singular and plural kraftige, comparative kraftigere, indefinite superlative kraftigst, definite superlative kraftigste)

  1. powerful
  2. strong
  3. heavy (rain, snow etc.)
  4. (as an adverb) heavily (rain)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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kraftig (neuter singular kraftig, definite singular and plural kraftige, comparative kraftigare, indefinite superlative kraftigast, definite superlative kraftigaste)

  1. powerful
  2. strong
  3. heavy (rain, snow etc.)

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Swedish

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Etymology

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kraft (“power, force”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Adjective

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kraftig (comparative kraftigare, superlative kraftigast)

  1. having great force; powerful, strong, etc.
    en kraftig explosion
    a powerful explosion
    En kraftig smäll hördes över staden vid tvåtiden
    A loud bang was heard across the city around two o'clock
    en kraftig kollision mellan två bilar
    a violent collision between two cars
    Bron stängdes av i båda riktningarna på grund av kraftiga vindar
    The bridge was closed in both directions due to high winds
    Flygplanet råkade ut för kraftig turbulens
    The airplane encountered severe turbulence
    1. heavy (of weather conditions)
      kraftigt regn
      heavy rain
      kraftigt snöfall
      heavy snowfall
  2. (figuratively) constituting a high degree of something; severe, sharp, strong, etc.
    Kraftiga prisökningar väntas
    Sharp increases in prices are expected
    företagets kraftiga tillväxt
    the strong growth of the company
    Snöovädret har orsakat kraftiga förseningar i tågtrafiken
    The snowstorm has caused major delays on train lines
    kraftigt berusad
    heavily intoxicated
  3. (of a person, animal, or body part) sturdy (strongly and solidly built); (of a thing) big and firm, sturdy (thus often conveying a sense of being able to withstand or exert great force, for people, animals, or things)
    skogshuggarens kraftiga armar
    the sturdy arms of the lumberjack
    en kraftig port som man inte forcerar i första taget
    a sturdy door that's not easily forced
    stora, tjocka, kraftiga pelare
    big, thick, powerful pillars
    kraftig ved
    sturdy logs
  4. (euphemistic) fat; heavy-set, stout, etc.
    Menar du han som är lite kraftig?
    Do you mean the guy who's a bit heavy-set?
    kraftiga lår
    large thighs (when not of muscularity – next-most neutral term after stora (“large”))

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Inflection of kraftig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular kraftig kraftigare kraftigast
neuter singular kraftigt kraftigare kraftigast
plural kraftiga kraftigare kraftigast
masculine plural2 kraftige kraftigare kraftigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 kraftige kraftigare kraftigaste
all kraftiga kraftigare kraftigaste

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.

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