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Etymology

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From German erkennen or Low German erkennen. Cognate with Danish erkende, Norwegian Bokmål erkjenne, Norwegian Nynorsk erkjenne, erkjenna, Dutch erkennen and Luxembourgish erkennen. Equivalent to er- +‎ känna.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeːrˌɕɛn.na/
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Verb

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erkänna (present erkänner, preterite erkände, supine erkänt, imperative erkänn)

  1. to admit (to wrongdoing)
    Hon gick till polisen och erkände allt
    She went to the police and admitted everything
    Han erkände att han fuskat i kebabsåstävlingen
    He admitted to having cheated in the kebab sauce competition
  2. to admit (concede as true, more generally)
    Synonym: medge
    Jag måste erkänna att jag inte trodde att det fanns en chans att det skulle fungera
    I must admit I didn't think there was a chance that it would work
  3. to recognize ((formally) accept the existence of)
    erkänna ett land
    recognize a country

Conjugation

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