begrunda

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish begrunda, begrunna, probably from Middle Low German Middle Low German begrunden. Compare Danish begrunde, Dutch begronden, German begründen.

Verb

begrunda (present begrundar, preterite begrundade, supine begrundat, imperative begrunda)

  1. to reflect (deeply and thoughtfully) on (something); to ponder, to contemplate, to meditate on, to consider, etc.
    Alla satt tysta och begrundade det märkliga de just fått höra
    Everyone sat in silence, contemplating the strange things they had just been told [the strange [nominalized] they had just gotten to hear]
    något att begrunda
    something to ponder

Conjugation

Conjugation of begrunda (weak)
active passive
infinitive begrunda begrundas
supine begrundat begrundats
imperative begrunda —
imper. plural1 begrunden —
present past present past
indicative begrundar begrundade begrundas begrundades
ind. plural1 begrunda begrundade begrundas begrundades
subjunctive2 begrunde begrundade begrundes begrundades
present participle begrundande
past participle begrundad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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