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Swedish noun

en knuff

nudge, push

Meaning

nudge; push

In Swedish: stöt (med kroppen) som flyttar något

Forms

Forms of knuff
Singular, indefiniteen knuff
Singular, definiteknuffen
Plural, indefiniteknuffar
Plural, definiteknuffarna

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

Practise knuff

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Is it en knuff or ett knuff?

knuff in a sentence

  • Han fick en knuff i ryggen
    He got pushed in the back

Expressions

  • jag fick en hård knuff i ryggen
    someone pushed me hard in the back

Questions

What does knuff mean in English?

knuff means “nudge, push”.

Is it en knuff or ett knuff?

It is en knuff, and “the nudge” is knuffen.

What is the plural of knuff?

The plural of knuff is knuffar, and the definite plural is knuffarna.

Nearby common words

knuff is number 6,629 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 6,625sanda grit
  • 6,626påk thick stick
  • 6,627collier a choker
  • 6,628hake hook
  • 6,630däcka to (quickly) fall asleep (especially due to alcohol consumption), to (figuratively) pass out, to deck (knock down, sometimes figuratively)
  • 6,631nedåt downwards
  • 6,632lömsk wily
  • 6,633okänslig insensitive
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