Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en garderob

wardrobe

Meaning

wardrobe

In Swedish: utrymme för kläder, klädskåp

Forms

Forms of garderob
Singular, indefiniteen garderob
Singular, definitegarderoben
Plural, indefinitegarderober
Plural, definitegarderoberna

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

Practise garderob

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Is it en garderob or ett garderob?

garderob in a sentence

  • hänga kläder i garderoben
    hang up clothes in the closet

Words built with garderob

  • teatergarderob cloakroom
  • garderobsutrymme wardrobe space

Questions

What does garderob mean in English?

garderob means “wardrobe”.

Is it en garderob or ett garderob?

It is en garderob, and “the wardrobe” is garderoben.

What is the plural of garderob?

The plural of garderob is garderober, and the definite plural is garderoberna.

Similar words

klädskåpklädförvaring

Origin

Borrowed from French garde-robe, used in Swedish since 1729.

Nearby common words

garderob is number 2,328 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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