grubbla
Meaning
ponder; brood; think deeply
In Swedish: tänka djupt, fundera, grunna
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att grubbla | to ponder |
|---|---|---|
| Present | grubblar | jag grubblar |
| Past | grubblade | jag grubblade |
| Supine | grubblat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har grubblat | jag har grubblat |
| Past perfect | hade grubblat | jag hade grubblat |
| Future | ska grubbla | or: kommer att grubbla |
| Conditional | skulle grubbla | jag skulle grubbla |
| Imperative | grubbla! | a command |
| Present participle | grubblande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | grubblas |
|---|---|
| Present | grubblas |
| Past | grubblades |
| Supine | grubblats |
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 grubblar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise grubbla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (grubbla). Which is the past tense?
grubbla in a sentence
- Sluta grubbla!Stop brooding!
Questions
What does grubbla mean in English?
grubbla means “ponder, brood”.
What is the past tense of grubbla?
The past tense of grubbla is grubblade (“jag grubblade”). The supine is grubblat, used in “jag har grubblat”.
What is the present tense of grubbla?
grubblar, the same for every person: jag grubblar, du grubblar, vi grubblar.
Similar words
Origin
From Middle Low German gruveln and German grübeln.
Nearby common words
grubbla is number 7,447 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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