Können
Meaning
gerund of können; skill, ability
Concepts
ability
skill
capacity
mastery
competence
proficiency
power
talent
force
facility
capability
technical skill
competency
arms
noh
faculty
savvy
prowess
aptitude
gift
expertise
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Kön‧nen
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkœnən/
New
können
- (auxiliary,participle,past,preterite-present) to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
- (intransitive,participle,past,preterite-present) to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
- (participle,past,preterite-present,transitive) to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
- (colloquial,intransitive,negative,preterite-present,regional) to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
- (auxiliary,informal,participle,past,preterite-present) to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
- (auxiliary,participle,past,preterite-present) to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
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