Om dina strumpor är smutsiga, kan du lägga dem i tvättkorgen i badrummet, bredvid toaletten.

Here om means if.

It introduces a condition:

• Om dina strumpor är smutsiga = If your socks are dirty

In Swedish, om is commonly used for conditional if. It can also mean whether in other contexts, but not here.

Examples:

• Om det regnar, stannar vi hemma. = If it rains, we stay home.
• Jag vet inte om han kommer. = I don’t know whether he is coming.

So in this sentence, it is clearly the conditional if.

Because strumpor is plural, and Swedish possessives have to match that.

• din = your, for singular common-gender nouns
• ditt = your, for singular neuter nouns
• dina = your, for plural nouns

So:

• din strumpa = your sock
• dina strumpor = your socks

That is why dina is required here.

In Swedish, when you use a possessive like min, din, hans, vår, etc., you normally do not add a separate article.

So Swedish says:

• dina strumpor = your socks

not something like the your socks.

This is similar to English, where you also say your socks, not the your socks.

Because the adjective must agree with the noun, and strumpor is plural.

The adjective smutsig changes form depending on what it describes:

• en smutsig strumpa = a dirty sock
• ett smutsigt ... = a dirty neuter noun
• smutsiga strumpor = dirty socks

Since strumpor is plural, the adjective takes the -a form: smutsiga.

This is because Swedish main clauses usually follow the V2 rule: the finite verb comes in the second position.

The sentence starts with a subordinate clause:

• Om dina strumpor är smutsiga

After that, the main clause begins, and the finite verb must come first in that clause:

• kan du lägga dem ...

So Swedish says:

• Om ..., kan du ...

not:

• Om ..., du kan ...

This inversion is very common in Swedish after something is placed first in the sentence.

Compare:

• Du kan lägga dem i tvättkorgen.
• I badrummet kan du lägga dem i tvättkorgen.
• Om dina strumpor är smutsiga, kan du lägga dem i tvättkorgen.

Lägga often means to lay or to put/place something down.

In this sentence, it is used in the sense of put:

• lägga dem i tvättkorgen = put them in the laundry basket

It is a very natural verb when placing an object somewhere.

A useful distinction is:

• lägga = put/lay something somewhere
• ligga = be lying / be located

Examples:

• Jag lägger boken på bordet. = I put the book on the table.
• Boken ligger på bordet. = The book is lying on the table.

So here lägga is used because someone is actively placing the socks in the basket.

Dem is the object form of de, and here it refers back to strumpor.

• de = they
• dem = them

So:

• Strumporna är smutsiga. = The socks are dirty.
• Lägg dem i tvättkorgen. = Put them in the laundry basket.

In everyday spoken Swedish, many people pronounce both de and dem as dom. In informal writing, you may also see dom, but standard written Swedish usually keeps the distinction de/dem.

Yes, it is one compound word, which is very typical in Swedish.

It is made up of:

• tvätt = laundry / washing
• korg = basket
• tvättkorg = laundry basket
• tvättkorgen = the laundry basket

The -en at the end is the definite ending for this common-gender noun.

Swedish often forms nouns this way:

• badrum = bathroom
• toalettpapper = toilet paper
• tvättkorg = laundry basket

So tvättkorgen literally means the laundry basket.

Because Swedish often uses the definite form when talking about a specific room in a known place, especially in household contexts.

• badrum = bathroom
• badrummet = the bathroom

So:

• i badrummet = in the bathroom

This sounds natural because the speaker usually means a specific bathroom that both speaker and listener understand.

The same pattern appears in:

• i köket = in the kitchen
• i sovrummet = in the bedroom
• i hallen = in the hallway

Bredvid means next to or beside.

The noun after it is toaletten, which is the definite form:

• toalett = toilet
• toaletten = the toilet

So:

• bredvid toaletten = next to the toilet

Again, the definite form is natural because the speaker means a specific toilet in that bathroom.

Yes, it is normal and standard to put a comma after an initial subordinate clause like this.

So:

• Om dina strumpor är smutsiga, kan du lägga dem i tvättkorgen ...

This helps separate the condition from the main clause.

In some very informal writing, commas may be omitted more often, but in standard writing this comma is a good idea and usually expected.

In careful written Swedish, the sentence is exactly fine as it stands.

In everyday speech, a few things may sound slightly different:

• de and dem are very often pronounced dom
• the sentence might sound a bit smoother or less formal depending on tone, but the structure is still natural

So a spoken version would often sound roughly like:

• ... kan du lägga dom i tvättkorgen ...

But in standard writing, dem is correct here because it is the object form.

Yes, in many contexts you can.

Both words can mean socks, but strumpor is a broad, standard word and is very natural here. Sockor is also common, especially for ordinary socks.

Very roughly:

• strumpor can be a bit broader and can also include stockings in some contexts
• sockor often clearly means socks

In everyday modern Swedish, both may be used depending on region, habit, and context. In this sentence, strumpor is completely normal.

Yes, depending on tone and context, kan du can be either:

• a literal can you
• or a polite/request-like could you

In this sentence, it is more like a practical instruction or suggestion. Swedish often uses kan du where English might use can you or could you.

Examples:

• Kan du öppna fönstret? = Can you open the window? / Could you open the window?
• Kan du lägga dem i tvättkorgen? = Can you put them in the laundry basket? / Could you put them in the laundry basket?

So the exact English tone depends on context, but the Swedish is very normal.