Translations:Gender neutral language in Swedish/40/en

  • Partner. Neutral, standard. Means partner.
  • Sambo. Neutral, standard. Means cohabitation-partner.
  • Älskling. Neutral, standard. Means love.
  • Respektive. Neutral. Means respective.
  • Hjärtevän. Neutral, standard but not frequently used. Means heartfriend and can be used as a gender-neutral alternative to "flickvän" (girlfriend) and "pojkvän" (boyfriend).
  • Brudpartner. Neutral, nonstandard. Means marrier/spouse-to-be/nearly-wed.
  • Förlovade/Fästpartner/Fästperson. Neutral, standard/nonstandard. Means betrothed/fiance.
  • Gemål. Neutral, formal. Means wedded spouse.
  • Dejt. Neutral, standard. Means date.
  • Sällskap. Status-neutral and gender-neutral word for someone's accompanying person.
  • Henvän. Nonstandard, means "theyfriend" and can be used as a non-binary alternative to "flickvän" (girlfriend) and "pojkvän" (boyfriend).