förstå

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See also: forsta, första, and forstå

Swedish

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Etymology

Through apocope with umlaut from Old Swedish forstanda, from Middle Low German vörstenden, from Old Saxon farstandan. Cognate with Danish forstå. Equivalent to för- +‎ stå.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fœrˈstoː/,
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  • Rhymes: -oː

Verb

förstå (present förstår, preterite förstod, supine förstått, imperative förstå)

  1. to understand

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