Word
Vilket besvärligt problem! Det är jobbigt att hantera.
Meaning
What a troublesome problem! It is tough to handle.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Vilket besvärligt problem! Det är jobbigt att hantera.
vara
to be
det
it (neuter)
att
to
problemet
the problem
Questions & Answers about Vilket besvärligt problem! Det är jobbigt att hantera.
Why do we use jobbigt with a 't' at the end in this sentence?
This sentence uses the evaluation structure "It is [adjective] to [verb]". In Swedish, when you use det as an empty "it" to introduce an infinitive phrase (like att hantera), the adjective must always be in the neuter t-form. So, jobbig becomes jobbigt.
Why does the sentence start with vilket? Doesn't that usually mean "which"?
Yes, vilken/vilket usually means "which", but they are also used for exclamations to mean "What a...!". Because problem is an ett-word, we use the neuter form vilket. If it were an en-word, like dag (day), you would say vilken dag! (What a day!).
Why is there no word for "a" in Vilket besvärligt problem!?
In English we say "What a troublesome problem!", but Swedish drops the article in this exclamation structure. You just use vilken/vilket/vilka directly followed by the adjective and the noun.
Is there a difference in meaning between besvärligt and jobbigt here?
Yes, they have slightly different flavors. Besvärligt usually means that something is complicated, tricky, or causes practical hassle. Jobbigt is a very common word meaning something is exhausting, annoying, or a heavy burden to deal with.