To describe a change of state—like "becoming" trendy or "getting" a new look at the salon—Swedish uses the verb bli. It works just like the English verbs "become," "get," or "turn" when describing a transformation.
| Do you think I will become trendy? | Tror du att jag blir trendig? |
| How bald he is getting! | Vad skallig han blir! |
Adjective agreement
Just like with the verb är (to be), any adjective that follows bli must agree with the subject of the sentence.
- For en-words and people (frisyren, jag, han), use the base form of the adjective.
- For ett-words (håret, utseendet), add a -t to the adjective (e.g., blont, trendigt).
| Your hair is getting blond and curly. | Håret blir blont och lockigt. |
| The appearance becomes very trendy. | Utseendet blir väldigt trendigt. |
Expressing future results
Because bli focuses on the transition into a new state, it is very commonly used in the present tense to talk about how a result will be or how something will turn out in the near future.
| The hairstyle will probably turn out absolutely perfect. | Frisyren blir nog helt perfekt. |
| The transformation is turning out absolutely incredible! | Förvandlingen blir helt otrolig! |
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