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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en biff

beef

Meaning

beef

In Swedish: (maträtt av) slags finare nötkött

Forms

Forms of biff
Singular, indefiniteen biff
Singular, definitebiffen
Plural, indefinitebiffar
Plural, definitebiffarna

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

Practise biff

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Is it en biff or ett biff?

biff in a sentence

  • biff med lök
    beefsteak and onions
  • en blodig biff
    a rare [bloody] steak
  • en mör biff
    a tender steak
  • lövbiff
    minute steak, cube steak
  • älgbiff
    moose steak
  • Forma färsen till biffar
    Shape the ground meat into patties
  • grönsaksbiffar
    vegetable patties
  • hamburgerbiff
    hamburger patty

Words built with biff

  • biffstek steak
  • råbiff steak tartare

Questions

What does biff mean in English?

biff means “beef”.

Is it en biff or ett biff?

It is en biff, and “the beef” is biffen.

What is the plural of biff?

The plural of biff is biffar, and the definite plural is biffarna.

Similar words

stor

Origin

Borrowed from English beef.

Nearby common words

biff is number 3,775 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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