No. 4,406 in Swedish
trolig
Likely.
In a sentence
Det är troligt att det kommer att regna i morgon.
It is likely that it will rain tomorrow.
Here 'troligt' is used as an adverb describing the plausibility of the event of rain occurring.
Han är en trolig kandidat för jobbet.
He is a likely candidate for the job.
In this sentence 'trolig' is used as an adjective describing the suitability or likelihood of someone being chosen as a candidate.
Den troliga förklaringen är att hon missade bussen.
The likely explanation is that she missed the bus.
Here 'troliga' is an adjective modifying 'förklaringen' (the explanation), indicating that the explanation is plausible or probable.
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