No. 4,522 in Swedish

vänlig

Friendly; kind.

In a sentence

Var vänlig och stäng dörren.
Please be kind and close the door.
In this sentence, the word 'vänlig' is used in the expression 'Var vänlig och...', which is a polite way to request someone to do something, similar to 'please' in English.
Han är alltid vänlig mot sina kollegor.
He is always kind to his colleagues.
Here, 'vänlig' describes the person's attitude, implying that he is being nice and considerate towards others in his behavior.
Hon gav oss ett vänligt leende.
She gave us a kind smile.
In this case, 'vänlig' is used to characterize the smile as being warm and friendly, indicating affection.

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