This is the 9725th most frequent Swedish word.
gifte
"Gifte" in Swedish means "marriage" or "union."
The word 'gifte' is used as the past tense of the verb 'gifta sig', meaning 'to get married'.
Han gifte sig med sin barndomskärlek.
He got married to his childhood sweetheart.
Here, 'gifte' is used as a noun to mean 'marriage' or 'matrimony'.
Under deras gifte firade de många års lycka tillsammans.
During their marriage, they celebrated many years of happiness together.
'Gifte' serves as a noun referring to the institution of marriage within a specific context.