Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en luft

air

Meaning

air

In Swedish: det man andas

Forms

Forms of luft
Singular, indefiniteen luft
Singular, definiteluften

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

Practise luft

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Is it en luft or ett luft?

luft in a sentence

  • vara ute i friska luften
    be out in the fresh air
  • fotografera från luften
    photograph from the air
  • att andas luft
    to breathe air
  • uppe i luften
    up in the air

Expressions

  • spränga i luften
    blow up
  • ett slag i luften
    a waste of effort
  • (påståendet är) gripet ur luften
    (the statement is) pure invention

Words built with luft

  • morgonluft morning air
  • luftförorening atmospheric pollution
  • luftmotstånd air resistance
  • lufttryck air pressure

Questions

What does luft mean in English?

luft means “air”.

Is it en luft or ett luft?

It is en luft, and “the air” is luften.

Origin

Borrowing from German Luft.

Nearby common words

luft is number 1,167 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