grunna
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
grunna
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From older grunda with the same meaning. See also outgrundlig.
Verb edit
grunna (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 edit
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 |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | grunnande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||