grusa

Swedish

Etymology

grus +‎ -a

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrʉːsa/

Verb

grusa (present grusar, preterite grusade, supine grusat, imperative grusa)

1. gravel (apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road)
2. dash (dishearten)

   Hans planer grusades

   His plans were dashed

Conjugation

Conjugation of grusa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	grusa		grusas
supine	grusat		grusats
imperative	grusa		—
imper. plural1	grusen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	grusar	grusade	grusas	grusades
ind. plural1	grusa	grusade	grusas	grusades
subjunctive2	gruse	grusade	gruses	grusades
present participle		grusande
past participle		grusad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• grusning

References

• “grusa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “grusa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “grusa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)