Swedish adjective· top 500 most common

gammal

old/²ɡamːal/

Meaning

old

In Swedish: som har en viss ålder; som har hög ålder; som har existerat länge

Forms

Forms of gammal
Basic form	gammal	with en-words
Neuter	gammalt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	gamla	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	äldre	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	äldst	“-est”, “most …”

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What does gammal mean?

gammal in a sentence

en gammal kvinna
an old woman
ett gammalt hus
an old house
hon är 14 år gammal
she is 14 years old
Mormor är gammal.
Grandma is old.
en gammal tradition
an old tradition
Hon är 43 år gammal.
She is 43 years old.
Hur gammal är du?
How old are you?
en gammal vän
an old friend

Expressions

en gammal bekant
an old friend

Questions

What does gammal mean in English?

gammal means “old”.

Similar words

ålderstigen

Origin

From Old Swedish gamal, from Old Norse gamall, from Proto-Germanic *gamalaz.

Nearby common words

gammal is number 229 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

225människa a human, a human being, man, mankind, humankind
226dö die
227hör hear
228sett watched, seen
230snälla please (when pleading)
231ursäkta excuse me!, pardon, I'm sorry!
232heta be called (named), be said to be
233fortfarande still

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