förstårförstodförstått
förstårförstodförstått is the trio of forms that Swedish uses for the verb forstå, meaning "to understand." The sequence highlights how a prefix can combine with a verb to form a common, everyday word, and how the verb’s tense forms are built from the stem of stå (to stand).
The verb förstå is formed from the prefix för- and the verb stå. In Swedish, the verb
Conjugation basics: the present tense is förstår (I/you/he/she understand), the past tense is förstod (understood), and
Usage notes: forstå is a common, essential verb in Swedish. Its three principal forms also illustrate how