Swedish noun· top 500 most common

ett rum

room, space/rɵm/

Meaning

room; space

In Swedish: avdelning i hus

Forms

Forms of rum
Singular, indefiniteett rum
Singular, definiterummet
Plural, indefiniterum
Plural, definiterummen

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

Practise rum

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Is it en rum or ett rum?

rum in a sentence

  • en lägenhet på fyra rum och kök
    an apartment with four rooms and a kitchen
  • lämna rum för nypåstigna passagerare
    leave room (make way) for newly-embarked passengers
  • hon kommer i främsta rummet
    she comes first
  • vi får inte rum med fler möbler
    we haven't enough room for any more furniture
  • Jag vill ha en lägenhet med två rum
    I want a flat with two rooms
  • Vi syns på rummet sen.
    See you back in the room later.
  • Har du rum i din väska så att du kan lägga ner min bok också?
    Do you have room in your bag so that you could put my book in it too?
  • det kröka rummet
    curved space

Expressions

  • äga rum
    take place

Words built with rum

  • rumsbelysning indoor lighting
  • sjukrum sickroom
  • tjänsterum office
  • badrum bathroom
  • tomrum void, empty place
  • svängrum space, elbowroom

Questions

What does rum mean in English?

rum means “room, space”.

Is it en rum or ett rum?

It is ett rum, and “the room” is rummet.

What is the plural of rum?

rum doesn't change in the plural: ett rum, två rum (definite: rummen).

Similar words

kammaresal

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Origin

From Old Norse rúm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rewh₁-.

Nearby common words

rum is number 330 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 326sina his, her, its, their (own; plural)
  • 327all all
  • 328vilket which
  • 329sann true, truthful
  • 331sida side, page
  • 332fall case, fall
  • 333tag grip, stroke
  • 334fem five
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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