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
- 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.
- När var och en sin syssla sköter, då går det väl, vad än oss möter.
- (dated) a profession, an employment
Declension
[edit]Declension of syssla | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | syssla | sysslan | sysslor | sysslorna |
Genitive | sysslas | sysslans | sysslors | sysslornas |
Related terms
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[edit]Verb
[edit]syssla (present sysslar, preterite sysslade, supine sysslat, imperative syssla)
- 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 | |||
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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. |
References
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- Swedish nouns
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