konnte

Meaning

first/third-person singular preterite of können

können

1. (auxiliary, participle, past, preterite-present) to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of, can.
2. (intransitive, participle, past, preterite-present) to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of, can.
3. (participle, past, preterite-present, transitive) to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of, can.
4. (colloquial, intransitive, negative, preterite-present, regional) to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of, can.
5. (auxiliary, informal, participle, past, preterite-present) to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of, can.
6. (auxiliary, participle, past, preterite-present) to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of, can.
7. (informal, preterite-present) to be to blame, to be at fault

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Concepts

could

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɔntə/

Sentences

Diesen Erfolg konnte man in den beiden nächsten Jahren wiederholen .

This success could be repeated in the next two years.

Der Täter konnte nicht ermittelt werden .

The perpetrator could not be determined.

Erstmals konnte ein Land seinen Sieg wiederholen .

For the first time, a country was able to repeat its victory.

Diese Provokation konnte Maja nicht auf sich sitzen lassen .

Maja could not let this provocation sit on her.

Seitdem konnte er sich als Kameramann etablieren .

Since then, he has been able to establish himself as a cameraman.

In Deutschland konnte sich das Lied allerdings nicht in den Charts platzieren .

In Germany, however, the song could not be placed in the charts.