Swedish adjective

tomhänt

empty-handed

Meaning

empty-handed

In Swedish: som inte har något med sig

Forms

Forms of tomhänt
Basic form	tomhänt	with en-words
Neuter	tomhänt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	tomhänta	plural 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

Questions

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.

6,919enhörning unicorn, a unicorn
6,920rutt route
6,921avliva destroy, put away
6,922raseri fury
6,924själviska selfish
6,925gnida scrape, rub
6,926flå skin, flay
6,927inhemsk domestic

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary