Swedish noun

ett bus

mischief/bʉːs/

Meaning

mischief

In Swedish: bråk

Forms

Forms of bus
Singular, indefiniteett bus
Singular, definitebuset

bus is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort bus, det stora buset. Check another noun

Practise bus

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Is it en bus or ett bus?

bus in a sentence

  • bus eller godis
    trick or treat ("mischief or candy")
  • att ta fast buset
    to catch the criminals

Expressions

  • busfrö
    scamp, little rascal

Words built with bus

  • busliv mischief
  • busfasoner rowdyism
  • busväder foul weather

Questions

What does bus mean in English?

bus means “mischief”.

Is it en bus or ett bus?

It is ett bus, and “the mischief” is buset.

Similar words

otyghysspojkstreck

Origin

From the verb busa (“make mischief, prank”).

Nearby common words

bus is number 5,849 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary