trivas

Norwegian Nynorsk

trivas (present tense trivs or trives, past tense treivs, supine trives or trivis)

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.

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 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.

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