nils

nils

"Nils" is a Swedish given name, equivalent to "Nicholas" in English.

Here, 'Nils' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.

Nils läste en bok under helgen.

Nils read a book during the weekend.

In this context, 'nilsar' is a verb that could colloquially mean 'hem', referring to adjusting the length of jeans.

Jag nilsar alltid mina jeans för att hålla dem snygga.

I always hem my jeans to keep them neat.

Here, 'Nils'' denotes possession, indicating ideas that belong to Nils.

Vi pratade om Nils' idéer under mötet.

We talked about Nils' ideas during the meeting.