godtrogen
Swedish
editEtymology
editgod + trogen. Compare German gutgläubig and Norwegian Nynorsk godtruen.
Adjective
editgodtrogen (comparative mer godtrogen, superlative mest godtrogen)
- inclined to trust others, more than is wise given how trustworthy people are, due to naivety, an (overly) optimistic outlook, or the like; credulous, gullible, trusting, naive
- Jag blev lurad av en säljare på Blocket igen. Jag är lite för godtrogen.
- I was tricked by a seller on Blocket again. I'm a bit too gullible / trusting [tend to be a bit too trusting of people].
- Jag är hellre godtrogen än misstänksam
- I would rather be naively trusting than suspicious
- Visst kan jag vara godtrogen, men egentligen är det ju samhället det är fel på
- Sure I can be naive when it comes to people, but it's really society that is at fault, you know
Declension
edit| Inflection of godtrogen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | godtrogen | — | — |
| Neuter singular | godtroget | — | — |
| Plural | godtrogna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | godtrogne | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | godtrogne | — | — |
| All | godtrogna | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||