konstruera
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Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
konstruera (present konstruerar, preterite konstruerade, supine konstruerat, imperative konstruera)
- to design (and possibly participate in constructing)
- Den nya modellen är konstruerad av Nisse
- The new model is designed by Nisse
- to construct (put together / "design" from parts, usually of something more abstract)
- konstruera korsord
- construct crosswords
- konstruera meningar
- construct sentences
- (geometry) to construct
Usage notes[edit]
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.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of konstruera (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | konstruera | konstrueras | ||
Supine | konstruerat | konstruerats | ||
Imperative | konstruera | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | konstrueren | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | konstruerar | konstruerade | konstrueras | konstruerades |
Ind. plural1 | konstruera | konstruerade | konstrueras | konstruerades |
Subjunctive2 | konstruere | konstruerade | konstrueres | konstruerades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | konstruerande | |||
Past participle | konstruerad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- bygga (“build”)