Swedish noun

en puff

push, puff

Meaning

push; puff

In Swedish: lätt knuff

Forms

Forms of puff
Singular, indefiniteen puff
Singular, definitepuffen
Plural, indefinitepuffar
Plural, definitepuffarna

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

Practise puff

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Is it en puff or ett puff?

puff in a sentence

  • han behöver en puff i rätt riktning
    he needs a push in the right direction
  • De använder rökpuffar som röksignaler
    They use puffs of smoke as smoke signals
  • få en puff i rätt riktning
    get a nudge in the right direction
  • Artisten fick en puff av att nämnas i det populära programmet
    The artist received a boost from being mentioned on the popular program
  • Kalaspuffar
    Honey Monster Puffs ("Party puffs")
  • Piff och Puff
    Chip 'n' Dale

Words built with puff

  • rökpuff puff of smoke

Questions

What does puff mean in English?

puff means “push, puff”.

Is it en puff or ett puff?

It is en puff, and “the push” is puffen.

What is the plural of puff?

The plural of puff is puffar, and the definite plural is puffarna.

Nearby common words

puff is number 9,085 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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