Swedish adjective· top 1,000 most common

trevlig

pleasant

How trevlig is used

Trevlig means nice or pleasant, about people, places and events. It appears in many set wishes: trevlig helg (have a nice weekend), trevlig resa (have a good trip), ha det trevligt (have a nice time).

Meaning

pleasant

In Swedish: som gör att man trivs, tilltalande

Forms

Forms of trevlig
Basic formtrevligwith en-words
Neutertrevligtwith ett-words
Plural and definitetrevligaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativetrevligare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativetrevligast“-est”, “most …”

Practise trevlig

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What does trevlig mean?

trevlig in a sentence

  • Trevlig helg!
    Have a nice weekend!
  • Hon är väldigt trevlig.
    She's very nice.
  • en trevlig människa
    a pleasant person
  • en trevlig miljö
    pleasant surroundings
  • Hon är supertrevlig!
    She's really great to be around!
  • en trevlig utflykt
    a pleasant excursion
  • Trevligt att du kunde komma!
    Glad you could make it!
  • Trevligt!
    Nice!

Questions

What does trevlig mean in English?

trevlig means “pleasant”.

Similar words

gemytligsjystbehaglig

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Old Swedish þriflika, from Old Norse þrifligr.

Nearby common words

trevlig is number 736 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary