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Swedish
Etymology
tom (“empty”) + -hänt (“-handed”)
Adjective
tomhänt (not comparable)
- empty-handed
Vi kan inte komma tomhänta till födelsedagskalaset- We can't arrive empty-handed at the birthday party
Declension
Inflection of tomhänt
| Indefinite
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positive
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comparative
|
superlative1
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| common singular
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tomhänt
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—
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—
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| neuter singular
|
tomhänt
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—
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—
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| plural
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tomhänta
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—
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—
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| masculine plural2
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tomhänte
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—
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—
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| Definite
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positive
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comparative
|
superlative
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| masculine singular3
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tomhänte
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—
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—
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| all
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tomhänta
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—
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—
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1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
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