Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en gosse

boy, lad, fellow, chap/²ɡɔsːɛ/

Meaning

boy, lad, fellow, chap

In Swedish: pojke

Forms

Forms of gosse
Singular, indefiniteen gosse
Singular, definitegossen
Plural, indefinitegossar
Plural, definitegossarna

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

Practise gosse

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Is it en gosse or ett gosse?

Expressions

  • snygga gossar
    nasty pieces of work

Words built with gosse

  • gullgosse blue-eyed boy
  • gosskör boys' choir

Questions

What does gosse mean in English?

gosse means “boy, lad, fellow, chap”.

Is it en gosse or ett gosse?

It is en gosse, and “the boy” is gossen.

What is the plural of gosse?

The plural of gosse is gossar, and the definite plural is gossarna.

Similar words

pojkekillegrabbpåg

Origin

Unknown.

Nearby common words

gosse is number 2,645 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,641kliv stride
  • 2,642körd driven, lost, hopeless (in a very bad situation that seems impossible to overcome)
  • 2,643brutit broken
  • 2,644korta to shorten
  • 2,646skrivbord a desk (piece of furniture), a desktop
  • 2,647höras be audible (heard)
  • 2,648organisation organization
  • 2,649burk tin, can (US)
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