Usages of tom
Det sitter en trött man i det tomma väntrummet.
There is a tired man sitting in the empty waiting room.
Det ligger en tom bricka på bordet.
There is an empty tray lying on the table.
Står det ett tomt glas på brickan?
Is there an empty glass standing on the tray?
Det ligger en tidning på det tomma bordet.
There is a newspaper lying on the empty table.
Det står en tom stol i hörnet.
There is an empty chair standing in the corner.
Den blockerade korsningen är tom.
The blocked intersection is empty.
Deras av stormen förstörda stuga är helt tom nu.
Their cabin destroyed by the storm is completely empty now.
Gruvan är gammal. Därtill är fyndigheten nästan tom.
The mine is old. Moreover, the deposit is almost empty.
Igår var lådan tom. Vi hade ingenting, absolut inget värdeföremål.
Yesterday the box was empty. We had nothing, absolutely no valuable object.
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