Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en soffa

sofa; settee, couch

Meaning

sofa; settee, couch

In Swedish: stoppad sittmöbel med flera platser

Forms

Forms of soffa
Singular, indefiniteen soffa
Singular, definitesoffan
Plural, indefinitesoffor
Plural, definitesofforna

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

Practise soffa

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Is it en soffa or ett soffa?

Words built with soffa

  • soffhörna sofa corner
  • soffgrupp lounge suite
  • skinnsoffa leather sofa

Questions

What does soffa mean in English?

soffa means “sofa; settee, couch”.

Is it en soffa or ett soffa?

It is en soffa, and “the sofa” is soffan.

What is the plural of soffa?

The plural of soffa is soffor, and the definite plural is sofforna.

Where the course teaches it

Origin

Ultimately from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa).

Nearby common words

soffa is number 1,891 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 1,887skjorta shirt
  • 1,888dagens present-day, short for dagens rätt (“the daily special”)
  • 1,889hatt hat
  • 1,890överlämna deliver, present
  • 1,892bekant well-known, known
  • 1,893avstånd distance, space (between)
  • 1,894anlita engage
  • 1,895plana flatten (out), plane; to move in a way that lifts the bow of a boat out of the water
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