Swedish noun

en tandborste

a toothbrush

Meaning

a toothbrush

Forms

Forms of tandborste
Singular, indefiniteen tandborste
Singular, definitetandborsten
Plural, indefinitetandborstar
Plural, definitetandborstarna

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

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Is it en tandborste or ett tandborste?

tandborste in a sentence

  • borsta tänderna med en tandborste
    brush one's teeth with a toothbrush

Questions

What does tandborste mean in English?

tandborste means “a toothbrush”.

Is it en tandborste or ett tandborste?

It is en tandborste, and “the a toothbrush” is tandborsten.

What is the plural of tandborste?

The plural of tandborste is tandborstar, and the definite plural is tandborstarna.

Origin

From tand (“tooth”) + borste (“brush”).

Nearby common words

tandborste is number 6,093 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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