grunna

Icelandic

Noun

grunna

  1. indefinite accusative plural of grunnur
  2. indefinite genitive plural of grunnur

Swedish

Etymology

From older grunda with the same meaning. See also outgrundlig.

Verb

grunna (present grunnar, preterite grunnade, supine grunnat, imperative grunna)

  1. (colloquial, transitively with på or över) to ponder (to try to solve a problem or reach a conclusion, often in a somewhat confounded way)
    Vi grunnar på hur fasen vi ska få upp pianot på övervåningen
    We're pondering how the heck to get the piano upstairs

Conjugation

Conjugation of grunna (weak)
active passive
infinitive grunna grunnas
supine grunnat grunnats
imperative grunna —
imper. plural1 grunnen —
present past present past
indicative grunnar grunnade grunnas grunnades
ind. plural1 grunna grunnade grunnas grunnades
subjunctive2 grunne grunnade grunnes grunnades
present participle grunnande
past participle —

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

References

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