No. 5,243 in Swedish
dubbla
"To double" or "double."
In a sentence
Jag behöver dubbla papper för att täcka bordet.
I need double paper to cover the table.
In this case, 'dubbla' is used as an adjective meaning 'double' to describe the quantity or properties of 'papper' (paper).
Vi måste dubbla våra ansträngningar för att lyckas.
We need to double our efforts to succeed.
Here, 'dubbla' is used as a verb meaning 'to double' or 'to multiply by two', applied to 'våra ansträngningar' (our efforts).
De lyckades med sin uppgift tack vare dubbla förberedelser.
They succeeded in their task thanks to double preparations.
In this example, 'dubbla' is again an adjective, here describing 'förberedelser' (preparations) and indicating that they were done in double the usual amount.
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