Contionary:kunnen

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Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk kunnen, from Old Skundavisk kunnan, from Halmisk ᚲᚢᚾᚾᚨᚾ (kunnan), from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

kunnen (modal verb, third-person singular simple present kann, past tense konde, past participle gekond, past subjunctive kynde, auxiliary haven)

  1. (auxilary, with an infinitive) can, to be able to
    Si kann engelisk seer well spreken.
    She can speak English very well.

Inflection

infinitive kunnen
present participle kunnend
past participle gekond
auxiliary haven
indicative subjunctive
present ik kann wi kunnen ik kunne wi kunnen
thou kant ji kunnt thou kunnst ji kunnt
hi, si, hit kann si, Si kunnen hi, si, hit kunne si, Si kunnen
preterit ik konde wi konden ik kynde wi kynden
thou kondest ji kondet thou kyndest ji kyndet
hi, si, hit konde si, Si konden hi, si, hit kynde si, Si kynden
imperative kunn kunnt (ji)

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