Tøjbøjlerne hænger i skabet, og jeg bruger dem også til mine kjoler.

Because Danish, like English, often makes compound nouns, but Danish usually writes them as one word.

• tøj = clothes / clothing
• bøjle = hanger
• tøjbøjle = clothes hanger / coat hanger
• tøjbøjlerne = the clothes hangers

So this is not unusual in Danish at all. Very many everyday nouns are built this way.

The ending -ne is the definite plural ending here. It means the.

So:

• en tøjbøjle = a clothes hanger
• tøjbøjler = clothes hangers
• tøjbøjlerne = the clothes hangers

In Danish, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.

For the same reason: -et makes the noun definite singular.

• et skab = a cupboard / cabinet / closet
• skabet = the cupboard / the closet

So i skabet means in the closet / in the cupboard.

Because Danish often uses hænge where English might say hang or simply be hanging.

• hænger = hangs / is hanging

So Tøjbøjlerne hænger i skabet literally means something like The hangers are hanging in the closet.

In natural English, we might just say The hangers are in the closet, but Danish often prefers hænge when something is in a hanging position.

I means in, while på means on.

• i skabet = in the closet / inside the cupboard
• på skabet = on the closet / on top of the cupboard

So i skabet is correct if the hangers are inside it.

Dem refers back to tøjbøjlerne.

• tøjbøjlerne = the clothes hangers
• dem = them

So jeg bruger dem også til mine kjoler means I also use them for my dresses.

This is the object form of they:

• de = they
• dem = them

Because dem is the object pronoun, and here the pronoun is the object of bruger.

Compare:

• De hænger i skabet. = They are hanging in the closet.
• Jeg bruger dem. = I use them.

So after a verb like bruger, you need dem, not de.

That is normal Danish word order in a main clause.

In the second clause:

• jeg = subject
• bruger = verb
• også = also
• dem = object

So:

• jeg bruger også dem is possible in some contexts, but it usually gives a different emphasis
• jeg bruger dem også = I use them too / I also use them
• jeg bruger også dem = I use those too / I use them as well with stronger focus on dem

The original sentence sounds natural and neutral.

Because til often means for in the sense of for use with, for, or for the purpose of.

Here:

• bruge noget til noget = use something for something

So:

• jeg bruger dem til mine kjoler = I use them for my dresses

Using for here would usually not be the natural choice.

Because mine is the plural possessive form of my, and kjoler is plural.

• min kjole = my dress
• mine kjoler = my dresses

Danish possessives agree with number, and in singular they also depend on grammatical gender:

• min = my, for common gender singular
• mit = my, for neuter singular
• mine = my, for plural

Since kjoler is plural, mine is the correct form.

The singular is:

• en kjole = a dress

Then:

• kjoler = dresses
• kjolerne = the dresses

So in the sentence, mine kjoler means my dresses.

A rough guide for English speakers is:

• tøj sounds somewhat like toy, but with a more rounded vowel
• bøjle begins with a sound similar to English boy-, again with a more rounded vowel
• -rne at the end is often reduced in everyday speech

Very roughly, you might think of it as:

• TØY-BOY-lər-nə

But that is only approximate. The vowels ø are the tricky part. They are not exactly like any standard English vowel.

A useful thing to remember is that both tøj and bøjle contain ø, so they sound related.

Not always. Skab is a broad word and can mean:

• cupboard
• cabinet
• closet
• wardrobe

The exact English translation depends on context. In this sentence, because we are talking about clothes hangers and dresses, English learners will often understand it as closet or wardrobe.

So i skabet could mean in the wardrobe just as well, depending on the situation.