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Message definition (Gender neutral language in Swedish)

*'''Partner.''' Neutral, standard. Means partner.
*'''Livspartner, platonisk livspartner, QPP/Queerplatonisk partner.''' Neutral. Means lifepartner, platonic lifepartner and queerplatonic partner.
*'''Sambo.''' Neutral, standard. Means cohabitation-partner.
*'''Älskling.''' Neutral, standard. Means love.
*'''Respektive.''' Neutral. Means respective/significant other.
*'''Hjärtevän.''' Neutral, standard but not frequently used. Means heartfriend and can be used as a gender-neutral alternative to "flickvän" (girlfriend) and "pojkvän" (boyfriend).
*'''Enbyvän.''' Nonstandard, means "enbyfriend" and can be used as a non-binary alternative to "flickvän" (girlfriend) and "pojkvän" (boyfriend).
*'''Brudpartner.''' Neutral, nonstandard. Means marrier/spouse-to-be/nearly-wed.
*'''Fästpartner/fästperson/förlovade.''' Neutral, standard/nonstandard. Means betrothed/fiance.
*'''Gemål/äktenskapspartner/äktenskaplig partner/gift partner.''' Neutral, formal, little use/standard. Means consort/maritial spouse.
*'''Spouse.''' Neutral, English loanword, might be understood but might sound weird.
*'''Dejt.''' Neutral, standard. Means date.
*'''Sällskap.''' Status-neutral and gender-neutral word for someone's accompanying person.
*'''Henvän.''' Nonstandard, means "theyfriend" (as in Swedish's gender-neutral third person singular pronoun, not as in Swedish's plural they) and can be used as a non-binary alternative to "flickvän" (girlfriend) and "pojkvän" (boyfriend).

Partner. Neutral, standard. Means partner.
Livspartner, platonisk livspartner, QPP/Queerplatonisk partner. Neutral. Means lifepartner, platonic lifepartner and queerplatonic partner.
Sambo. Neutral, standard. Means cohabitation-partner.
Älskling. Neutral, standard. Means love.
Respektive. Neutral. Means respective/significant other.
Hjärtevän. Neutral, standard but not frequently used. Means heartfriend and can be used as a gender-neutral alternative to "flickvän" (girlfriend) and "pojkvän" (boyfriend).
Enbyvän. Nonstandard, means "enbyfriend" and can be used as a non-binary alternative to "flickvän" (girlfriend) and "pojkvän" (boyfriend).
Brudpartner. Neutral, nonstandard. Means marrier/spouse-to-be/nearly-wed.
Fästpartner/fästperson/förlovade. Neutral, standard/nonstandard. Means betrothed/fiance.
Gemål/äktenskapspartner/äktenskaplig partner/gift partner. Neutral, formal, little use/standard. Means consort/maritial spouse.
Spouse. Neutral, English loanword, might be understood but might sound weird.
Dejt. Neutral, standard. Means date.
Sällskap. Status-neutral and gender-neutral word for someone's accompanying person.
Henvän. Nonstandard, means "theyfriend" (as in Swedish's gender-neutral third person singular pronoun, not as in Swedish's plural they) and can be used as a non-binary alternative to "flickvän" (girlfriend) and "pojkvän" (boyfriend).