en tjuv

tjuv in a sentence

• En tjuv är någon som stjäl
  A thief is someone who steals
• Fånga tjuven!
  Catch the thief!
• ficktjuv
  pickpocket [pocket thief]
• koppartjuv
  copper thief
• En inbrottstjuv är en tjuv som gör/begår inbrott
  A burglar is a thief who commits burglaries
• (Inbrotts)tjuvarna bröt upp dörren med en kofot
  The burglars broke open the door with a crowbar
• eltjuv
  energy hog / power vampire [electricity thief]

Words built with tjuv

• biltjuv car thief
• ficktjuv pickpocket

Questions

Origin

From Old Swedish þiūver, from Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.

Nearby common words

tjuv is number 1,593 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 1,589blind blind
• 1,590tänder teeth
• 1,591enhet unit
• 1,592snubbe chap, fellow
• 1,594berättelse tale, narrative
• 1,595motor engine, motor
• 1,596tacksam grateful, rewarding
• 1,597klubb club