konstruera

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konstruera (present konstruerar, preterite konstruerade, supine konstruerat, imperative konstruera)

1. to design (and possibly participate in constructing)

   Den nya modellen är konstruerad av Nisse

   The new model is designed by Nisse

2. to construct (put together / "design" from parts, usually of something more abstract)

   konstruera korsord

   construct crosswords

   konstruera meningar

   construct sentences

3. (geometry) to construct

Usually of design work, making blueprints, etc., rather than (solely) physical construction (where it might be considered Swenglish by some): construction of an abstract "model" rather than the physical object itself. For physical construction, bygga (“build”) is the usual word. See also sätta ihop, uppföra, and montera.

• konstruktion
• konstruktör
• rekonstruera
• struktur

• bygga (“build”)

• konstruera in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• konstruera in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• konstruera in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)