Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en gubbe

old man, fellow/ˈɡɵbːˌɛ/

Meaning

old man; fellow

In Swedish: gammal man, gamling

Forms

Forms of gubbe
Singular, indefiniteen gubbe
Singular, definitegubben
Plural, indefinitegubbar
Plural, definitegubbarna

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

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gubbe in a sentence

  • Gå rakt fram, mot gubbarna där borta
    Go straight ahead, towards those old men over there
  • gubbar och gummor
    old men and women
  • Jag gick till teatern med min gubbe
    I went to the theater with my husband
  • lilla gubben
    little man
  • Kom igen gubbar. Kämpa! Det är öppet mål!
    Come on, lads. Fight! It's open goal!
  • Super Mario Bros. är ett plattformsspel med en gubbe som kan hoppa jättehögt
    Super Mario Bros. is a platformer with a guy that can jump really high
  • Hur många gubbar ska jag anfalla med?
    How many guys / units should I attack with?
  • samla på Warhammer-gubbar
    collect Warhammer miniatures

Expressions

  • (gå mot) röd gubbe
    cross the street against the light

Words built with gubbe

  • kommunalgubbe municipal (road) worker
  • korvgubbe hot-dog vendor

Questions

What does gubbe mean in English?

gubbe means “old man, fellow”.

Is it en gubbe or ett gubbe?

It is en gubbe, and “the old man” is gubben.

What is the plural of gubbe?

The plural of gubbe is gubbar, and the definite plural is gubbarna.

Similar words

gammal mankarläldre man

Nearby common words

gubbe is number 1,508 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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