begrunda

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish begrunda, begrunna. Compare Danish begrunde, Dutch begronden, German begründen.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to reflect on, to ponder, to contemplate, to meditate on, to consider (deeply and thoughtfully)
    Alla satt tysta och begrundade det märkliga de just fått höra.
    Everyone sat in silence, contemplating the strange things they had just been told.
    Här är något för dig att begrunda.
    Here is something for you to ponder.
    • 1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Psaltaren 119:97”, in Bibel 2000‎[1], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 10 August 2025:
      Vad jag älskar din lag! Jag begrundar den dagen lång.
      How I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.

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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