Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett sug

strong attraction, suction apparatusAlso the imperative of suga.

Meaning

strong attraction; suction apparatus

In Swedish: stark lockelse

Forms

Forms of sug
Singular, indefinite	ett sug
Singular, definite	suget

sug is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort sug, det stora suget. Check another noun

Practise sug

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Is it en sug or ett sug?

sug in a sentence

suget från storstaden
the lure of the city
sötsug
sweet cravings
Produkten dämpar röksuget
The product reduces smoking cravings
Det har varit ett enormt sug efter vår nya kebabsås
There has been a huge demand ("suck") for our new kebab sauce

Words built with sug

sopsug waste vacuum

Questions

What does sug mean in English?

sug means “strong attraction, suction apparatus”.

Is it en sug or ett sug?

It is ett sug, and “the strong attraction” is suget.

Similar words

abstinens

Origin

Deverbal from suga (“suck”).

Nearby common words

sug is number 2,856 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,852kunglig royal
2,853väktare watchman
2,854humor (sense of) humor (US), (sense of) humour
2,855ruttna rot
2,857onsdag Wednesday
2,858lucka door, trapdoor
2,859paj broken; not working
2,860slump hazard, chance

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