syssla
syssla as a verb
Meaning
busy oneself with
In Swedish: hålla på (med)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att syssla | to busy oneself with |
|---|---|---|
| Present | sysslar | jag sysslar |
| Past | sysslade | jag sysslade |
| Supine | sysslat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har sysslat | jag har sysslat |
| Past perfect | hade sysslat | jag hade sysslat |
| Future | ska syssla | or: kommer att syssla |
| Conditional | skulle syssla | jag skulle syssla |
| Imperative | syssla! | a command |
| Present participle | sysslande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | sysslas |
|---|---|
| Present | sysslas |
| Past | sysslades |
| Supine | sysslats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use sysslar. See the four verb groups explained.
syssla as a noun(en syssla)
Meaning
duty; work; occupation; business
In Swedish: göromål, sysselsättning
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en syssla |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | sysslan |
| Plural, indefinite | sysslor |
| Plural, definite | sysslorna |
syssla is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor syssla, den stora sysslan. Check another noun
Practise syssla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (syssla). Which is the past tense?
syssla in a sentence
- Vad sysslar du med på fritiden?What do you do in your free time?
- syssla med sportbe involved in sport
- Vad sysslar du med?What are you doing? / What do you do? / What's your work? / How do you spend your time?
- Gå och kolla vad Nisse sysslar medGo and check what Nisse is up to [Likely means currently as opposed to in general here – can also be expressed with "hålla på med" or "ha för sig"]
- Vad sysslar du med nu för tiden?What are you up to these days?
- Hon sysslar med politikShe is involved / engaged in politics ["does" politics / has politics as a thing she does]
- Vi sysslar med potatisWe are in the potato business
- dagliga sysslordaily chores
- Jag har en ny sysslaI have a new thing I'm doing
- ge någon en sysslaGive someone something to do [that goes on for a while] / a chore / etc.
Words built with syssla
- fritidssyssla leisure (free-time) pursuit (occupation, activity)
Questions
What does syssla mean in English?
syssla means “busy oneself with”.
Is it en syssla or ett syssla?
It is en syssla, and “the duty” is sysslan.
What is the plural of syssla?
The plural of syssla is sysslor, and the definite plural is sysslorna.
What is the past tense of syssla?
The past tense of syssla is sysslade (“jag sysslade”). The supine is sysslat, used in “jag har sysslat”.
What is the present tense of syssla?
sysslar, the same for every person: jag sysslar, du sysslar, vi sysslar.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish sȳsla, from Old Norse sýsla, from Proto-Germanic *seuhslō.
Nearby common words
syssla is number 1,318 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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