Swedish noun · adjective· top 1,000 most common

en grund

foundation, base, ground, cause, reason, shoal/ɡrɵnd/

grund as a noun(en grund)

Meaning

foundation, base, ground; cause; reason; shoal; sandbar; reef

In Swedish: underlag, botten

Forms

Forms of grund
Singular, indefinite	en grund
Singular, definite	grunden
Plural, indefinite	grunder
Plural, definite	grunderna

grund is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor grund, den stora grunden. Check another noun

grund as an adjective

Meaning

shallow

In Swedish: inte djup

Forms

Forms of grund
Basic form	grund	with en-words
Neuter	grunt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	grunda	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	grundare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	grundast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise grund

1 / 2

Is it en grund or ett grund?

grund in a sentence

i grund och botten
essentially
ligga till grund för
underlie
på grund av
because of, as a result of
saklig grund
objective reason
på goda grunder
for excellent reasons
gå på grund
run aground
Huset är byggt på ofri grund.
The house is built on non-freehold property.
en grund havsvik
a shallow bay

Words built with grund

betonggrund concrete foundation
husgrund foundation of a house
tröstegrund consolation, that with which one consoles oneself
grundstötning grounding

Questions

What does grund mean in English?

grund means “foundation, base, ground, cause”.

Is it en grund or ett grund?

It is en grund, and “the foundation” is grunden.

What is the plural of grund?

The plural of grund is grunder, and the definite plural is grunderna.

Similar words

basfundamentunderlag

Where the course teaches it

Eftersom versus på grund av: because in Swedish
Complete Swedish – Season 2

Origin

From Old Norse grunnr (“shallow”).

Nearby common words

grund is number 626 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

622ont pain, lack, shortage
623ljus light
624tom empty
625igår yesterday
627inom in, within
628läkare doctor, physician
629imorgon alternative spelling of i morgon
630smart sly, sharp

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary