No. 12,535 in Swedish
slitsamma
"Slitsamma" means "arduous" or "laborious" in English.
In a sentence
Att arbeta långa timmar i fabriken var mycket slitsamma.
Working long hours in the factory was very strenuous.
The term 'slitsamma' is used as an adjective to describe the demanding or exhausting nature of long factory hours.
Under resan genom det bergiga landskapet mötte vi många slitsamma stigar.
During the journey through the mountainous landscape, we encountered many arduous paths.
Here, 'slitsamma' describes the nature of the paths as challenging and physically taxing.
De genomgick flera slitsamma år för att bygga upp sitt verksamhet.
They went through several arduous years to build up their business.
In this sentence, 'slitsamma' relates to the extended period of hard, demanding effort endured to establish their business.
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