No. 1,034 in Swedish
grunden
"The foundation" or "the basis."
In a sentence
Huset byggdes på en stadig grund.
The house was built on a solid foundation.
Here, 'grunden' refers to 'grund' in singular definite form, which means 'foundation', signifying the physical base upon which the house is constructed.
Grunden till konflikten är brist på kommunikation.
The basis of the conflict is a lack of communication.
In this context, 'grunden' means 'the basis' or underlying reason, indicating the fundamental cause of an abstract concept like a conflict.
Jag förstår det på grunden av din förklaring.
I understand it based on your explanation.
Here, 'grunden' is used in a phrase 'på grunden av' which translates to 'based on', indicating a reasoning or supporting evidence derived from the explanation.
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