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troligen

probably

Det är ganska säkert att något är så, men man vet inte helt säkert.

Definition & meaning

Troligen is a Swedish adverb meaning probably, likely, or most likely. It expresses that something is considered probable, but not certain.

  • Han kommer troligen imorgon. — He will probably come tomorrow.
  • Det är troligen sant. — It is probably true.
  • Troligen har de redan åkt. — They have probably already left.

The word indicates a fairly strong possibility, usually stronger than “maybe,” but weaker than certainty.

Grammar & Word origin

Troligen is an adverb. It can modify a verb, an adjective, or an entire sentence.

It is formed from:

  • trolig — probable, likely
  • -en — an adverb-forming ending in this word

The adjective trolig is related to tro , meaning “to believe” or “to think.” The ending -ligen is also seen in other Swedish adverbs, such as vanligen (“usually”) and möjligen (“possibly”).

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms

  • sannolikt — probably, likely. Very close in meaning to troligen, and often interchangeable.
  • förmodligen — presumably, probably. Often suggests an assumption based on available information.
  • antagligen — probably, presumably. Similar to förmodligen, but sometimes sounds slightly more tentative.
  • möjligen — possibly. This expresses a weaker degree of probability than troligen.
  • kanske — maybe, perhaps. More neutral and less confident than troligen.

Antonyms

There is no single exact opposite, but these words express low probability or doubt:

  • knappast — hardly, scarcely, probably not. This is a common practical opposite of troligen.
  • osannolikt — unlikely. It directly describes something as having a low probability.
  • aldrig — never. This is much stronger than the opposite of troligen, because it expresses impossibility or absolute refusal in a given context.

Common phrases & collocations

  • troligen inte — probably not
  • mest troligen — most likely
  • det är troligen så — that is probably the case
  • troligen på grund av — probably because of
  • kommer troligen att — will probably
  • har troligen — has probably

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Examples

Han kommer troligen imorgon.adverb

He will probably come tomorrow.

Beslutet var troligen ganska svårt att fatta.adverb

The decision was probably quite difficult to make.

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