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	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

References

schysst in Svensk ordbok (SO)