schysst
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Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
schysst (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[edit]
Despite 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[edit]
| Inflection of schysst | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||