"Glaset är tomt."

Translation: The glass is empty.

[gray17]

A way to remember: "I tomt (dumped) the class of water, and now it's empty."

[PoseidonsRage]

I think of it as empty, like Tom's soul. Handy if you know a Tom you don't like!

[d3m0nhawk]

Like Tom Riddle?

[Brando2600]

Men jag gillar Tom!

[RyanMakesMovies]

My roommates name is Tom. This will come in handy.

[Haiw0n]

Min bror heter Tom :')

[StevenV13]

Another way to remember : tomt ends with 'MT' which sounds the same as empty :)

[jacob738094]

But then what about tom and tomma

[TopRival75]

The tomb is empty! Praise the Lord!

[Thorfinn1960]

Old scottish word: "Toom" = empty. Some ineffectual Scottish king was known as "Toom Tabard", I believe.

[MarkBorkBorkBork]

Nice. I'll have to add that word to my vocabulary.

[porpsi]

In the sentence it sounds like tumt, but mousing over the word it sounds like tomt. Which is correct.. or is it the same and im imagining it?

[Pocketmoose]

I hear a difference, too.

[Timislove]

How would you say "the glass is half full"?

[MesutS1]

Should be "glaset är halv fullt"

[Arnauti]

That's right, only it should be written as one word: halvfullt.

[kotomanov]

Eller "glasset är halvtomt"? :)

[devalanteriel]

glaset, but halvtomt is correct. :)

[bigswedeej]

Is there any relationship between "tom" and my little buddy "tomte", or just similar unrelated words?

[friswing]

No connection, they are totally unrelated words

[bigswedeej]

Tack

[Clovisnox]

I'm confused : the adjective refers here to a definite noun, right? (glaset). Shouldn't it be "Toma" then?

[MarkBorkBorkBork]

Not in this case. Note that the adjective is not part of the subject clause. Compare:

• The glass is empty - glaset är tomt
• The empty glass - det tomma glaset

[Clovisnox]

Thanks Mark for pointing that out !

I'll just accept it, as it doesn't seem to apply with the definite/indefinite rules

Maybe does Arnauti have more insights ?

[MarkBorkBorkBork]

To say it more simply, if an adjective appears between a definite article and a noun, then it takes the definite form. Otherwise it takes the normal form.

[Clovisnox]

tack så mycket ! Got it :)

Like we say in french "Je comprends vite, mais il faut m'expliquer longtemps"

[bigswedeej]

So help me understand. A predicate adjective has to match the -en/-ett noun,but not the definite/indefinite rule.
Kvinnan är vacker, men Sverige är vackert. (Countries assumed to be ett words)
Den vackra kvinnan.

[friswing]

Ett land, landet (i.e. country) is an 'ett'-word

[MarkBorkBorkBork]

Je suis certain que votre français est beaucoup plus meilleur que le mien. :)

[bigswedeej]

But isnt the normsl form tom?

[friswing]

Yes, but 'glas' is an 'ett'-word, so the adjective ends in -t

[Thomas_Slo]

Is the pronounciation tumt correct?
I used to pronounce it as tomt.

[friswing]

The Duolingo-voice is actually using the swedich 'o'-sound, it does not sound like a swedish 'u'-sound. So I am not sure how you mean?

[Thomas_Slo]

Hmm, my ears say it sounds more like a u-sound. Although it's not a very christally clear one, true.

[friswing]

I'm native Swede. I have noticed that sound-qualities differ from language to language, and I myself have difficulty hearing distinctions between vowels in e.g. German, that is a bit different from Swedish, etc. It is much easier to hear one's own native language, however small the difference is.

[CedSgm7N]

I sometimes confuse the pronunciations of the Swedish words for "glass' and 'ice cream." Anyone else do that?

[devalanteriel]

Just to be clear in case you're not aware, they use different vowels - one long and one short. I'd recommend checking out e.g. Forvo to hear the difference more clearly.

[CedSgm7N]

Can someone help me with the difference in pronouncing the word 'glas' and 'glass' - I don't want to ask for ice cream when I'm trying to ask for a glass - Ha!

[friswing]

It is the A-sound that differs. In 'glas' the A is long and pronounced more in the back, your mouth is more open and has almost round lips, but open (not like 'u'), the short A in 'glass' quickly moves forward, to the 'ss', with lips more narrow/straight horisontally ... (hard to describe)