Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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konstruera (present konstruerar, preterite konstruerade, supine konstruerat, imperative konstruera)

  1. to design (and possibly participate in constructing)
    Den nya modellen är konstruerad av Nisse
    The new model is designed by Nisse
  2. to construct (put together / "design" from parts, usually of something more abstract)
    konstruera korsord
    construct crosswords
    konstruera meningar
    construct sentences
  3. (geometry) to construct

Usage notes

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Usually of design work, making blueprints, etc., rather than (solely) physical construction (where it might be considered Swenglish by some): construction of an abstract "model" rather than the physical object itself. For physical construction, bygga (build) is the usual word. See also sätta ihop, uppföra, and montera.

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