som tur är

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Swedish

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Etymology

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som (which) +‎ tur (luck) +‎ är (is)

Adverb

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som tur är (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) fortunately, luckily
    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

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

See also

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