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Swedish adjective · noun· top 1,000 most common

tom

empty/tuːm/

tom as an adjective

Meaning

empty

In Swedish: utan innehåll

Forms

Forms of tom
Basic formtomwith en-words
Neutertomtwith ett-words
Plural and definitetommaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativetommare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativetommast“-est”, “most …”

tom as a noun(en tom)

Meaning

A tome, a volume (in a series of books), a (thick) book.

Forms

Forms of tom
Singular, indefiniteen tom
Singular, definitetomen
Plural, indefinitetomer
Plural, definitetomerna

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

Practise tom

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What does tom mean?

tom in a sentence

  • ett tomt liv
    an empty life
  • en tom flaska
    an empty bottle
  • han såg på mig med tom blick
    he looked right through me
  • tomma tunnor skramlar mest
    empty barrels make the most noise (those who complain most vigorously, are the least important)

Expressions

  • det är tomt efter henne
    life feels empty without her

Questions

What does tom mean in English?

tom means “empty”.

Is it en tom or ett tom?

It is en tom, and “the A tome” is tomen.

What is the plural of tom?

The plural of tom is tomer, and the definite plural is tomerna.

Similar words

innehållslösöde

Origin

From Old Norse tómr, from Proto-Germanic *tōmaz (“empty”).

Nearby common words

tom is number 624 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 620fängelse prison, gaol, (jail (US)), imprisonment
  • 621värd worth, worthy of
  • 622ont pain, lack, shortage
  • 623ljus light
  • 625igår yesterday
  • 626grund foundation, base, ground, cause
  • 627inom in, within
  • 628läkare doctor, physician
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