Grundar

Grundar is a Swedish verb meaning to found, establish, or base something on a foundation or evidence. It is used when talking about establishing organizations, companies, institutions, or traditions, as well as when describing the act of grounding a claim or plan in facts. The infinitive is grunda; grundar is the present tense form, and related forms include grundade (past) and grundat (supine/participial).

Examples of usage include establishing a company or institution, for example: Företaget grundades 1990. This shows the passive past form grunden-s, indicating that the company was founded. Another common construction is to base something on evidence or data, as in man grundar sin uppfattning på bevis, illustrating the sense of establishing a position on foundation.

Etymology and relation to other terms: grundar derives from grund, meaning foundation or base. The relationship to grund and related words reflects a core sense of providing a basis or footing for something. In Swedish vocabulary, grunda and its forms appear in legal, academic, business, and everyday language to express the act of establishing or grounding.

See also: grund (foundation, ground), grunda (to found, to base).