tryggare

Tryggare is the comparative form of the Swedish adjective trygg, meaning safe, secure, or confident. It is used to compare how safe or reliable something feels or is perceived to be, relative to another thing or situation. The superlative form is tryggast, and the noun form is trygghet, which denotes safety or security.

Etymology: The word derives from Old Norse tryggr meaning faithful or trustworthy, related to Danish tryg. In Swedish, the stem trygg is preserved in the comparative with the suffix -are, yielding tryggare.

Grammar and usage: Adjectives in Swedish agree with the noun in number and definiteness; trygg becomes tryggare when used in the comparative. Examples: Den nya bilen känns tryggare än den gamla. En tryggare arbetsmiljö ökar välbefinnandet. Predicative use: Bilen känns tryggare nu än tidigare. For technical or formal contexts, säkrare is often used to mean “more secure” in a literal sense, while tryggare can carry a broader sense of personal safety or trust.

Notes: The related noun is trygghet (safety or security), and the verb trygga means to make someone feel safe or to reassure. The comparative construction typically uses än to introduce the comparison, as in tryggare än.

See also: trygghet, trygga.