Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en boss

boss

Meaning

boss

In Swedish: ledare som bestämmer allt

Forms

Forms of boss
Singular, indefiniteen boss
Singular, definitebossen
Plural, indefinitebossar
Plural, definitebossarna

boss is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor boss, den stora bossen. Check another noun

Practise boss

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Is it en boss or ett boss?

Words built with boss

  • partiboss party boss

Questions

What does boss mean in English?

boss means “boss”.

Is it en boss or ett boss?

It is en boss, and “the boss” is bossen.

What is the plural of boss?

The plural of boss is bossar, and the definite plural is bossarna.

Origin

Borrowed from English boss.

Nearby common words

boss is number 2,434 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary