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.

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