"仕事は大変だけど元気だよー" Missing adjective or is it correct?


I would imagine that my friend is trying to say _"My work is very difficult,
but other than that I'm fine!"_ ,

But for me it feels like it's missing an adjective like 難しい.

> 仕事は大変だけど元気だよー

I imagine it should be

> 仕事は大変難しいだけど元気だよー

My friend is Japanese, so I would guess that either

  1. 仕事は大変 is assumed to mean "Work is very difficult", or
  2. She forgot to include an adjective

Am I wrong in understanding, or did she just forget an adjective?




Here 大変 is used as a na-adjective. It's [definition #3 in
研究社新和英中辞典](http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E5%A4%A7%E5%A4%89): たいへん =
"〈労力を要すること〉 a hard task; a difficult job."

> 仕事は大変だけど元気だよー

She's saying her job is hard/tough and/or busy, but she's fine/healthy.




Here 大変 is used as a na-adjective. It's [definition #3 in
研究社新和英中辞典](http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E5%A4%A7%E5%A4%89): たいへん =
"〈労力を要すること〉 a hard task; a difficult job."

> 仕事は大変だけど元気だよー

She's saying her job is hard/tough and/or busy, but she's fine/healthy.

