konstruerade

Konstruerade is a Swedish verb form meaning “constructed” or “designed,” and it is the preterite (simple past) form of the verb konstruera. It is used to describe actions that were completed in the past, for both singular and plural subjects (for example, jag konstruerade, hon konstruerade, de konstruerade). The present tense is konstruerar, and the perfect tense is har konstruerat. The past participle is konstruerad, which is used in passive constructions and with auxiliary forms in perfect tenses.

Etymology and usage context: konstruera comes from Latin constructus, with subsequent transmission through European languages such as German or French before entering Swedish. The word is common in technical and academic language as well as in everyday speech when describing designing, building, or devising something.

Contexts and examples: The verb appears in technical fields such as engineering and architecture, where teams describe past projects (Företaget konstruerade en ny prototyp) or in design discussions about product development (Hon konstruerade en modell av bron). It is also used metaphorically to describe the process of planning or arguing (Han konstruerade ett starkt argument).

Related terms: Related Swedish nouns include konstruktion (construction, design) and konstruktör (designer, constructor). The term aligns with other Germanic-language verbs for making or devising, and it contrasts with konstruera’s non-past forms.