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Definition 2024


kunnen

kunnen

See also: künnen

Dutch

Verb

kunnen

  1. (auxiliary) can, to be able to
    Hij kon goed rennen, omdat hij een getraind sportbeoefenaar was.
    He could run well, because he was a trained sportsman.
  2. (transitive) to be able to do, to be capable of
    Ik kan dat niet.
    I am not able to do that.
  3. (intransitive) to be available (for any type of meeting or appointment)
    Ik kan morgenavond niet.
    I will not be available tomorrow night.
  4. (intransitive) to be possible
    Dat kan niet.
    That is not possible.

Inflection

Inflection of kunnen (preterite-present)
infinitive kunnen
past singular kon
past participle gekund
infinitive kunnen
gerund kunnen n
verbal noun
present tense past tense
1st person singular kan kon
2nd person sing. (jij) ****, kan kon
2nd person sing. (u) ****, kan kon
2nd person sing. (gij) **** kondt
3rd person singular kan kon
plural kunnen konden
subjunctive sing.1 kunne konde
subjunctive plur.1 kunnen konden
imperative sing. kan
imperative plur.1 ****
participles kunnend gekund
1) Archaic.

Derived terms


Swedish

Verb

kunnen

  1. Obsolete plural form of kan, present tense of kunna. 2nd person only
    Och om I gören gott mot dem som göra eder gott, vad tack kunnen I få därför?
    And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? (Luke 6:33)