trevlig

Swedish

Etymology

From the root of trivas +‎ -lig

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

trevlig (comparative trevligare, superlative trevligast)

1. (of a person) nice and pleasant towards others, personable

   Hon är supertrevlig!

   She's really great to be around!

2. pleasant, pleasurable, nice, jolly

   en trevlig utflykt

   a pleasant excursion

   Trevligt att du kunde komma!

   Glad you could make it!

   Trevligt!

   Nice!

Declension

Inflection of trevlig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	trevlig	trevligare	trevligast
Neuter singular	trevligt	trevligare	trevligast
Plural	trevliga	trevligare	trevligast
Masculine plural3	trevlige	trevligare	trevligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	trevlige	trevligare	trevligaste
All	trevliga	trevligare	trevligaste
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

Antonyms

• otrevlig (“rude, unpleasant”)

Derived terms

• trevligt att träffas (“nice to meet you”)

See also

• artig (“polite”)
• hövlig (“courteous”)
• schysst (“nice, helpful”)
• 3vlig

Further reading

• trevlig in Svensk ordbok.