grunna
Icelandic
editNoun
editgrunna
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom older grunda with the same meaning. See also outgrundlig.
Verb
editgrunna (present grunnar, preterite grunnade, supine grunnat, imperative grunna)
- (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
editConjugation 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 |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | grunnande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||