som tur är

Swedish

Etymology

som (“which”) +‎ tur (“luck”) +‎ är (“is”)

Adverb

som tur är (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) fortunately, luckily, as luck would have it

   Synonym: lyckligtvis

   Jag har med mig ett reservdäck, som tur är

   Fortunately, I've brought a spare tire

   Lejonet rymde som tur var efter stängningsdags

   Luckily, the lion escaped after the park had closed

Usage notes

Turns into "som tur var" (which luck was) in cases where "which was lucky" sounds better than "which is lucky" in English.

See also

• turlig

References

• tur in Svensk ordbok (SO)