See also: ikväll Swedish Alternative forms ikväll Etymology From i (“in”) + kväll (“evening”). Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk i kveld. Adverb i kväll (not comparable) this evening tonight (when it refers to the evening) I kväll äter vi hos MalinTonight we're eating at Malin's house Usage notes Might sometimes also imply "before bedtime" more generally. Sometimes gets a bit fuzzy, like in English. Unlike i natt, i kväll is not used to refer to last evening. "Igår kväll" (yesterday evening) is used instead. See also i natt References i kväll in Svensk ordbok (SO) Anagrams likvälWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.