Questions & Answers about Vi trivs här i den lugna studion.
Why does trivs end in -s? Is it a passive verb?
No, it is not passive. Trivs is a deponent verb, which means it always ends in -s but has an active meaning. It comes from the infinitive trivas. It simply means to enjoy or to feel comfortable in a place.
How is trivs different from other words for enjoying things, like gillar?
The verb trivas is specifically used for feeling comfortable in or enjoying an environment, a situation, or a place (like the studio in this sentence). You cannot use it to say you enjoy a direct object like a movie or a meal; for that, you would use gillar or tycker om.
Why is there a den before lugna studion if studion already means the studio?
This is the Swedish double definite rule. When a definite noun has an adjective describing it, you must add the independent article den (or det for ett-words, de for plurals) in front, even though the noun already has its definite ending.
Why does the adjective lugn (calm) have an -a at the end here?
Whenever an adjective is used in a definite noun phrase, it must take the definite form. For almost all adjectives in Swedish, the definite form just adds an -a to the end, making it lugna.