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schangtil

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Folksy variant of gentil.

Adjective

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schangtil (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) generous and classy
    Det var schangtilt av dig att byta rum med familjen bredvid på hotellet så att de fick ett större rum
    It was generous of you to switch rooms with the family next door at the hotel so that they could have a bigger room
    – Jag lånade ut cykeln till Nisse medan hans var på reparation. – Mycket schangtilt gjort av dig!
    – I lent my bike to Nisse while his was at the shop. – Very classy of you!
  2. (colloquial) elegant, fancy, posh
    Synonym: (humorous) sjangdobel
    en schangtil gentleman
    an elegant gentleman
  3. (colloquial) most excellent (more vaguely); most delightful, etc.
    Synonym: (humorous) sjangdobel

Usage notes

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Often a bit tongue in cheek pretend fancy.

Declension

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Inflection of schangtil
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular schangtil
neuter singular schangtilt
plural schangtila
masculine plural2 schangtile
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 schangtile
all schangtila

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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