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See also: kräftig
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Adjective
[edit]kraftig (neuter singular kraftig, definite singular and plural kraftige, comparative kraftigere, indefinite superlative kraftigst, definite superlative kraftigste)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “kraftig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]kraftig (neuter singular kraftig, definite singular and plural kraftige, comparative kraftigare, indefinite superlative kraftigast, definite superlative kraftigaste)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “kraftig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]kraft (“power, force”) + -ig (“-y”)
Adjective
[edit]kraftig (comparative kraftigare, superlative kraftigast)
- 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
- heavy (of weather conditions)
- kraftigt regn
- heavy rain
- kraftigt snöfall
- heavy snowfall
- (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
- (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
- stora, tjocka, kraftiga pelare
- big, thick, powerful pillars
- kraftig ved
- sturdy logs
- (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”))
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of kraftig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | kraftig | kraftigare | kraftigast |
| Neuter singular | kraftigt | kraftigare | kraftigast |
| Plural | kraftiga | kraftigare | kraftigast |
| Masculine plural3 | kraftige | kraftigare | kraftigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | kraftige | kraftigare | kraftigaste |
| All | kraftiga | kraftigare | kraftigaste |
| 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 | |||