Swedish noun

en tub

tube

Meaning

tube

In Swedish: rörformig hylsa (med lock) för förvaring

Forms

Forms of tub
Singular, indefiniteen tub
Singular, definitetuben
Plural, indefinitetuber
Plural, definitetuberna

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

Practise tub

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Is it en tub or ett tub?

tub in a sentence

  • tandkrämstub
    tube of toothpaste
  • gastub
    gas cylinder
  • gasoltub
    LPG cylinder

Words built with tub

  • kaviartub tube of fish roe spread

Questions

What does tub mean in English?

tub means “tube”.

Is it en tub or ett tub?

It is en tub, and “the tube” is tuben.

What is the plural of tub?

The plural of tub is tuber, and the definite plural is tuberna.

Nearby common words

tub is number 6,530 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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