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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish svār, svāger, svor, from Old Norse svárr, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, from Proto-Indo-European *swer-. Compare German schwer.
Pronunciation
Adjective
svår (comparative svårare, superlative svårast)
- difficult, hard (requiring significant effort (or luck or the like) to successfully deal with)
Uppgift 3 på provet är svår- Problem 3 on the exam is difficult
Jag tycker det är svårt att cykla och jonglera samtidigt- I find it difficult to ride a bike and juggle at the same time
Att vinna på lotteri är svårt- Winning the lottery is hard
Hur svårt kan det vara?- How hard can it be?
- (of a person) difficult (due to being uncooperative or in a bad mood, for example, or difficult to understand, etc., like in English)
1920, Hjalmar Bergman, Knutmässo marknad:
- (in "ha svårt för sig") to struggle (due to finding something (intellectually) difficult)
- Antonym: ha lätt för sig
Han har svårt för sig i skolan- He struggles in school
- (in "ha svårt för någon/något") to find someone/something difficult to like, to have a problem with someone/something
Jag har svårt för henne- I have a problem with her
Hon har svårt för oliver- She has a problem with olives
Vissa har svårt för musikaler- Some people find it hard to enjoy musicals
- very bad (in degree, extent, or quality)
- severe
En svår storm bröt ut- A severe storm broke out
Bakterien kan orsaka svår sjukdom- The bacteria can cause severe disease
2005 December 15, “Miljoner barn i nöd osynliga [Millions of needy children invisible]”, in Swedish Wikinews:I sin årsrapport meddelar Unicef att miljoner barn som är utsatta för svår diskriminering och utnyttjas, är osynliga i statistiken.- In its annual report, UNICEF informs that millions of children who are subject to severe discrimination and abuse, are invisible in the statistics.
- serious
en svår olycka- a serious accident
- difficult, hard
Det var en svår tid för landet- It was a difficult time for the country
- grave
1920, Hjalmar Bergman, Knutmässo marknad:Det är en svår synd, har jag sagt, det är en svår synd att aldrig misströsta.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (colloquial, by extension) very (as a positive or negative intensifier)
en svårt snygg bil- a severely (very) nice-looking car
- (with på) keen on (something) (having a strong affinity for something (pleasurable, usually alcohol or women))
- Synonym: begiven
- Near-synonym: glad i
vara svår på spriten- be keen on the booze
vara svår på kvinnor- be a womanizer
1985, Eddie Meduza (lyrics and music), “Alla tiders fyllekalas [All times' drunken party]”:Gyllensten fyller femtio år. Har alltid på spriten varit svår. Så när vi nu på hans bjudning går, så vet vi ju alla vad vi får.- Gyllensten is turning fifty years old . Has always been keen on the booze. So now when we go to his party , we all know what we're getting.
Declension
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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