Swedish adjective

tomhänt

empty-handed

Meaning

empty-handed

In Swedish: som inte har något med sig

Forms

Forms of tomhänt
Basic formtomhäntwith en-words
Neutertomhäntwith ett-words
Plural and definitetomhäntaplural nouns, and after den / det / de

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What does tomhänt mean?

tomhänt in a sentence

  • Vi kan inte komma tomhänta till födelsedagskalaset
    We can't arrive empty-handed at the birthday party

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What does tomhänt mean in English?

tomhänt means “empty-handed”.

Origin

tom (“empty”) + -hänt (“-handed”)

Nearby common words

tomhänt is number 6,923 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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