Jag tycker att hon är snygg.

I think that she is good-looking.

Breakdown of Jag tycker att hon är snygg.

• jag: I
• vara: to be
• hon: she
• tycka: to think

Questions & Answers about Jag tycker att hon är snygg.

Does Jag tycker att hon är snygg mean I like her or I think she is pretty?

It corresponds to I think (that) she is pretty – it expresses your opinion about her appearance.

It does not automatically mean you like her as a person. For that, Swedish would normally use:

• Jag gillar henne. – I like her.
• Jag tycker om henne. – I like her. (literally “I think about her”, but idiomatically “I like her”.)

Jag tycker att hon är snygg is specifically about finding her good‑looking.

What exactly does tycker mean here, and how is it different from tycker om or gillar?

In this sentence, tycker means to think / to be of the opinion.

• tycker + att‑clause

  • Jag tycker att hon är snygg.
    → I think (that) she is pretty.

• tycker om + noun/pronoun

  • Jag tycker om henne.
    → I like her.
  • Used for liking people, things, activities: Jag tycker om kaffe.

• gillar + noun/pronoun/verb

  • Jag gillar henne. / Jag gillar kaffe.
  • Also “to like”, a bit more direct and very common.

So:

• tycker att … → opinion about a whole statement.
• tycker om … / gillar … → you like someone/something.