Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common

vänlig

friendly/²vɛnlɪ(ɡ)/

Meaning

friendly

In Swedish: som har en positiv inställning, välvillig

Forms

Forms of vänlig
Basic form	vänlig	with en-words
Neuter	vänligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	vänliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	vänligare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	vänligast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise vänlig

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What does vänlig mean?

vänlig in a sentence

med vänlig hälsning
yours sincerely
ett vänligt brev
a friendly letter

Expressions

vill ni vara vänliga och gå nu!
would you please go now!

Questions

What does vänlig mean in English?

vänlig means “friendly”.

Origin

From Old Swedish vinliker or vän + -lig.

Nearby common words

vänlig is number 1,674 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,670video video
1,671flytt a move, a relocation
1,672bita bite
1,673gevär gun, rifle
1,675sjuka illness
1,676lo lynx
1,677tjena hi, howdy
1,678fars farce

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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