/ˈɡɵbːˌɛ/
- common-gender, informalone's husband
“Jag gick till teatern med min gubbe” — I went to the theater with my husband
- broadly, common-gender, endearing, informal, oftena young boy; a little man, a little guy
“lilla gubben” — little man
- common-gender, informal, often, plurala lad; a man (in a group or team)
“Kom igen gubbar. Kämpa! Det är öppet mål!” — Come on, lads. Fight! It's open goal!
- common-gender, informala (usually male) character (especially in a game or artwork), a guy (generically)
“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
- colloquial, common-gendera cheeky attempt
“Nej du [used as a vocative here]! Den gubben går inte!” — Nope! Not falling for that one!
- common-gender, dialectala small lump
- common-gender, slangone gram (of an illegal drug)
“Fem »gubbar« på 0,8 gram styck kunde lätt gömmas i fickan. Han sålde en »gubbe« kokain för mellan 800 och 1 000 kronor.” — Five 0.8 gram pieces could easily be hidden in one's pocket. He sold one "gram" of cocaine for between 800 and 1 000 kronor.
Formergubbe(indefinite, nominative, singular) · gubbes(genitive, indefinite, singular) · gubben(definite, nominative, singular) · gubbens(definite, genitive, singular) · gubbar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · gubbars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · gubbarna(definite, nominative, plural) · gubbarnas(definite, genitive, plural)