träffas

Träffas is a Swedish verb meaning to meet each other or to meet up. It is a pronominal or reciprocal verb, typically used intransitively to describe a mutual meeting between two or more people. The infinitive is att träffas, and the present tense is träffas.

Grammatically, träffas is a reflexive form built with the -as ending. In everyday use the subject of the sentence already implies the mutual action, so a direct object is usually not required. You can add varandra or sig for emphasis: vi träffas ofta vs. vi träffas med varandra. The verb expresses planned or incidental meetings, such as friends getting together or colleagues meeting during work.

Conjugation examples: present singular/plural – vi träffas; past – vi träffades; present perfect – vi har träffats. Distinguish träffas from träffa, which is the transitive form meaning “to meet (someone) or to run into someone” as a direct action by a subject on an object, e.g., jag träffar Anna.

Usage notes: träffas commonly appears in casual and formal contexts, including social arrangements, rearrangements of meetings, and online platforms when two or more people arrange to see each other. The phrase can imply planning or chance encounters, depending on context.

Pronunciation is typically rendered as [ˈtrɛfːas]. The word stems from the base verb träffa (to meet), with the reflexive suffix -as indicating mutual action. In dictionary entries, träffas is described as a pronominal or reciprocal verb, used to express that people meet with each other rather than meeting a specific object.