svajig

Swedish

Etymology

svaja +‎ -ig

Adjective

svajig (comparative svajigare, superlative svajigast)

  1. unsteady, wobbly, shaky
    en svajig cykelfärd
    an unsteady bike ride
  2. (figurative) shaky
    Det där ser rätt svajigt ut. Är du säker på att det kommer fungera?
    That looks pretty shaky. Are you sure it's going to work?
    Min svenska är lite svajig
    My Swedish is a bit shaky
  3. (figurative) wavering, indecisive, uncertain

Declension

Inflection of svajig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular svajig svajigare svajigast
neuter singular svajigt svajigare svajigast
plural svajiga svajigare svajigast
masculine plural2 svajige svajigare svajigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 svajige svajigare svajigaste
all svajiga svajigare svajigaste

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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