syssla

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish sȳsla, from Old Norse sýsla, from Proto-Germanic *seuhslō.

Noun[edit]

syssla c

  1. something (productive) one (often regularly) does; an occupation (in the more general, not-necessarily-job sense), a task, a chore
    Jag har en ny syssla
    I have a new thing I'm doing
    • 1529, Martin Luther, The Small Catechism, Table of Duties: For All in Common.
      När var och en sin syssla sköter, då går det väl, vad än oss möter.
      Let each his lesson learn with care, And all the household well shall fare.
  2. (dated) a profession, an employment

Declension[edit]

Declension of syssla 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative syssla sysslan sysslor sysslorna
Genitive sysslas sysslans sysslors sysslornas

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Verb[edit]

syssla (present sysslar, preterite sysslade, supine sysslat, imperative syssla)

  1. to do (something), to be busy (work or pastime, but not idleness)
    vad sysslar du med?
    what are you busy doing? what's your work? how do you spend your time?

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of syssla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive syssla —
Supine sysslat —
Imperative syssla —
Imper. plural1 sysslen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative sysslar sysslade — —
Ind. plural1 syssla sysslade — —
Subjunctive2 syssle sysslade — —
Participles
Present participle sysslande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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