Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en dröm

dreamAlso the imperative of drömma./drœmː/

Meaning

dream

In Swedish: fantasi under sömnen

Forms

Forms of dröm
Singular, indefiniteen dröm
Singular, definitedrömmen
Plural, indefinitedrömmar
Plural, definitedrömmarna

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

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Is it en dröm or ett dröm?

dröm in a sentence

  • i natt hade jag en egendomlig dröm
    last night I had a strange dream
  • försjunken i drömmar
    lost in dreams
  • drömmen om ett jämlikt samhälle
    the dream of social equality
  • en konstig dröm
    a strange dream
  • drömma en dröm medan man sover
    dream a dream while sleeping
  • Jag har en dröm
    I have a dream
  • en dröm som gått i uppfyllelse
    a dream come true
  • Det är som en dröm
    It's like a dream

Words built with dröm

  • mardröm nightmare
  • dagdröm daydream
  • drömjobb dream job
  • drömkök dream kitchen
  • drömbil dream car

Questions

What does dröm mean in English?

dröm means “dream”.

Is it en dröm or ett dröm?

It is en dröm, and “the dream” is drömmen.

What is the plural of dröm?

The plural of dröm is drömmar, and the definite plural is drömmarna.

Origin

From Old Norse draumr, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.

Nearby common words

dröm is number 702 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