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fundera

think, ponder

Meaning

think; ponder

In Swedish: tänka

Conjugation

Conjugation of fundera (think)
Infinitive	att fundera	to think
Present	funderar	jag funderar
Past	funderade	jag funderade
Supine	funderat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har funderat	jag har funderat
Past perfect	hade funderat	jag hade funderat
Future	ska fundera	or: kommer att fundera
Conditional	skulle fundera	jag skulle fundera
Imperative	fundera!	a command
Present participle	funderande	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of fundera
Infinitive	funderas
Present	funderas
Past	funderades
Supine	funderats

Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use funderar. See the four verb groups explained.

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fundera in a sentence

jag funderar på att åka till Stockholm
I'm thinking of going to Stockholm
du kan fundera på saken
Why don't you think about it?

Questions

What does fundera mean in English?

fundera means “think, ponder”.

What is the past tense of fundera?

The past tense of fundera is funderade (“jag funderade”). The supine is funderat, used in “jag har funderat”.

What is the present tense of fundera?

funderar, the same for every person: jag funderar, du funderar, vi funderar.

Similar words

tänkatänka eftergrubblabetänkareflekteragrunna

Nearby common words

fundera is number 853 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

849åtminstone at least
850nånting sth., alternative form of någonting
851sjukhus a hospital
852planera plan
854gissa suppose, guess
855tv television, a TV set, a telly
856skrämma terrify, alarm
857pris price, prize

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