Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en storebror

an older brother, a big brother, Big Brother

Meaning

an older brother, a big brother; Big Brother

Forms

Forms of storebror
Singular, indefiniteen storebror
Singular, definitestorebrodern
Plural, indefinitestorebröder
Plural, definitestorebröderna

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

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Is it en storebror or ett storebror?

Questions

What does storebror mean in English?

storebror means “an older brother, a big brother, Big Brother”.

Is it en storebror or ett storebror?

It is en storebror, and “the an older brother” is storebrodern.

What is the plural of storebror?

The plural of storebror is storebröder, and the definite plural is storebröderna.

Origin

store + bror

Nearby common words

storebror is number 4,490 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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