trivas
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Verb edit
trivas (present tense trivs or trives, past tense treivs, supine trives or trivis)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish þrīvas ("to go forward; to grow; to be strengthened; to be successful"), from Old Norse þrífa, from Proto-Germanic *þrībaną. Related to English thrive and thrift. See also trivsel.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
trivas (present trivs, preterite trivdes, supine trivts)
- (deponent) To feel a durable sense of comfort and satisfaction.
- Jag trivs i sällskap av mina vänner.
- I like being in the company of my friends.
- (deponent) To be acclimatized to (of plants and animals).
- Skatorna trivs i parken utanför skolan.
- The magpies have made themselves at home in the park outside the school.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of trivas (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | — | trivas | ||
| Supine | — | trivts | ||
| Imperative | — | trivs | ||
| Imper. plural1 | — | trivens | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | — | — | trivs, trives | trivdes |
| Ind. plural1 | — | — | trivas | trivdes |
| Subjunctive2 | — | — | trives | trivdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | — | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms edit
References edit
- trivas in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- trivas in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- trivas in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)