ett kaffe
Meaning
coffee
In Swedish: (dryck på) bönor från kaffebusken
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett kaffe |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | kaffet |
kaffe is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort kaffe, det stora kaffet. Check another noun
Practise kaffe
1 / 1Is it en kaffe or ett kaffe?
kaffe in a sentence
- dricka kaffedrink coffee
- dricka en kopp kaffehave ["drink" – idiomatic] a cup of coffee
- brygga kaffe i en kaffebryggarebrew coffee in a coffee maker [brewer]
- Kaffe piggar upp digCoffee will pick you up
- En kopp kaffe skulle sitta fintA cup of coffee would be nice
- Kaffe innehåller koffeinCoffee contains caffeine
- Han gillar sitt kaffe starktHe likes his coffee strong
- Det finaste kaffet växer högt över havetThe best coffee grows high above the sea
Words built with kaffe
- kaffegrädde cream for coffee
- kaffebröd buns (and cakes) for coffee
- kafferast coffee break
Questions
What does kaffe mean in English?
kaffe means “coffee”.
Is it en kaffe or ett kaffe?
It is ett kaffe, and “the coffee” is kaffet.
Where the course teaches it
Origin
Borrowed from German Kaffee, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).
Nearby common words
kaffe is number 672 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

