schysst
Swedish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAdjective
editschysst (comparative schysstare, superlative schysstast)
- (informal, of a person) nice, helpful
- Antonym: oschysst
- Han är en schysst snubbe
- He's a nice guy
- Schysst att du hjälpte till!
- Nice of you to help!
- (colloquial) good, nice
- De brukar spelar schysst musik
- They usually play good music
- De har schyssta burgare
- They have nice burgers
- Så du klarade uppkörningen? Schysst!
- So you passed your driving test? Cool!
- fair, not involving trickery, deceit, or unjustness
- Antonym: oschysst
- ett schysst avtal
- a fair agreement
- Deras hemsida ser konstig ut. Är det där verkligen en schysst firma?
- Their homepage looks weird. Is that really a trustworthy ("fair-playing") company?
- en schysst tackling
- a fair tackle (in soccer)
Usage notes
editDespite being the most common spelling, schysst still only appears in Svensk ordbok (SO) and not in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL). The recommended spelling for a long time was sjyst, but has not taken off. See this DN article for some background.
Declension
editInflection of schysst | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | schysst | schysstare | schysstast |
Neuter singular | schysst | schysstare | schysstast |
Plural | schyssta | schysstare | schysstast |
Masculine plural3 | schysste | schysstare | schysstast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | schysste | schysstare | schysstaste |
All | schyssta | schysstare | schysstaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |