Torktumlaren låter mycket, men torkställningen tar för mycket plats i badrummet.

Those endings mark the definite form in Swedish, the equivalent of the in English.

• en torktumlare = a tumble dryer

• torktumlaren = the tumble dryer

• en torkställning = a drying rack

• torkställningen = the drying rack

• ett badrum = a bathroom
• badrummet = the bathroom

Unlike English, Swedish usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate word before it.

Swedish nouns have grammatical gender, and most common nouns are either:

• en-words
• ett-words

Here:

• torktumlare is an en-word
• torkställning is an en-word
• badrum is an ett-word

This affects:

• the indefinite article: en or ett
• the definite ending: often -en for en-words, often -et for ett-words

So:

• en torktumlare → torktumlaren
• ett badrum → badrummet

No. Here låter is from the verb låta, which can mean to sound.

So:

• Torktumlaren låter mycket = The tumble dryer makes a lot of noise / sounds a lot

This is a different use from låta meaning to let/allow in some contexts.

Examples:

• Det låter bra. = That sounds good.
• Hon låter trött. = She sounds tired.

So in this sentence, låter is about the noise something makes.

Not exactly.

In:

• låter mycket

mycket means something like a lot.
So låter mycket means makes a lot of noise.

In:

• för mycket plats

mycket means much / a lot of, and för mycket means too much.

So the two parts are related, but the exact English translation changes with context:

• mycket = a lot in låter mycket
• för mycket = too much in tar för mycket plats

This is very common in Swedish: mycket is flexible.

Yes, ta plats is a very common expression meaning:

• take up space
• occupy space

So:

• torkställningen tar för mycket plats = the drying rack takes up too much space

You should learn ta plats as a useful phrase.

More examples:

• Soffan tar mycket plats. = The sofa takes up a lot of space.
• Det här bordet tar för stor plats. = This table takes up too much space.

Because för mycket means too much, which adds the idea that it is more than is acceptable or convenient.

Compare:

• Den tar mycket plats. = It takes up a lot of space.
• Den tar för mycket plats. = It takes up too much space.

So för here means too.

This is very common:

• för dyr = too expensive
• för stor = too big
• för mycket = too much

Yes, it is understandable and natural enough in everyday speech, especially in conversation. It means the machine is noisy.

You may also hear:

• Torktumlaren låter högt. = The tumble dryer is loud / sounds loudly
• Torktumlaren är högljudd. = The tumble dryer is noisy
• Torktumlaren bullrar. = The tumble dryer rumbles / makes a lot of noise

So låter mycket is fine, but there are several other natural ways to express the same idea.

Because in Swedish, you normally say i for being in a room or enclosed space.

So:

• i badrummet = in the bathroom

Other examples:

• i köket = in the kitchen
• i sovrummet = in the bedroom
• i vardagsrummet = in the living room

Using på would usually sound wrong here.

After men (but), the next clause usually keeps normal main-clause word order.

So:

• Torkställningen tar för mycket plats i badrummet

has the normal pattern:

• subject: torkställningen
• verb: tar
• then the rest

This is different from some other Swedish linking words, such as subordinating conjunctions, which can change word order.

Here both halves are main clauses:

1. Torktumlaren låter mycket
2. men torkställningen tar för mycket plats i badrummet

So the structure is straightforward.

Yes. Swedish uses compound nouns very often.

Here is how they are built:

• torktumlare

  • tork- = drying
  • tumlare = tumbler
    Together: tumble dryer

• torkställning

  • tork- = drying
  • ställning = stand/rack
    Together: drying rack

• badrum

  • bad = bath
  • rum = room
    Together: bathroom

A good rule for Swedish is: when English uses several words, Swedish often makes one long compound word.

Because Swedish usually expresses the by attaching an ending to the noun.

So instead of:

• the bathroom

Swedish says:

• badrummet

instead of:

• the drying rack

Swedish says:

• torkställningen

This is one of the biggest structural differences from English.

Here are the basic forms:

• en torktumlare
  plural: torktumlare
  definite plural: torktumlarna

• en torkställning
  plural: torkställningar
  definite plural: torkställningarna

• ett badrum
  plural: badrum
  definite plural: badrummen

Notice that Swedish plural patterns vary, so it is best to learn each noun with its article and plural if possible.

You can understand it almost word for word, but the most natural English translation is:

• The drying rack takes up too much space in the bathroom.

A more literal breakdown is:

• torkställningen = the drying rack
• tar = takes
• för mycket = too much
• plats = space
• i badrummet = in the bathroom

The main thing to remember is that ta plats is best translated as take up space, not just take space.

Because the sentence joins two main clauses with men (but):

• Torktumlaren låter mycket
• men torkställningen tar för mycket plats i badrummet

Using a comma here is normal and clear. In Swedish punctuation, commas before coordinating conjunctions like men are common when they connect full clauses.

So the comma helps separate the two contrasting ideas:

• the tumble dryer is noisy
• but the drying rack takes up too much space

Yes, but it would change the meaning.

Compare:

• Torktumlaren låter mycket. = The tumble dryer is noisy.
• En torktumlare låter mycket. = A tumble dryer is noisy / One tumble dryer is noisy.

And:

• Torkställningen tar för mycket plats. = The drying rack takes up too much space.
• En torkställning tar mycket plats. = A drying rack takes up a lot of space.

The definite form points to a specific dryer, rack, and bathroom. The indefinite form sounds more general or introduces something new.