schysst

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Adjective

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

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

Inflection of **schysst**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	schysst	schysstare	schysstast
neuter singular	schysst	schysstare	schysstast
plural	schyssta	schysstare	schysstast
masculine plural²	schysste	schysstare	schysstast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	schysste	schysstare	schysstaste
all	schyssta	schysstare	schysstaste

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.

References

schysst in Svensk ordbok (SO)