kunne
DanishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- kunde (obsolete form in the past tense)
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, cognate with English con, German können. The Germanic verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”), which is also the source of the Danish words kende (“to know”), kunde (“customer”), kundskab (“knowledge”), kunst (“art”).
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
kunne (present kan, past kunne, past participle kunnet)
- (auxiliary) to be able, can (with an infinitive)
- (auxiliary) to be allowed, may (with an infinitive)
- (auxiliary, in the past tense) could, would, might (with an infinitive, expressing potential mood)
- (transitive) to know (with an object, e.g. a language)
InflectionEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “kunne” in Den Danske Ordbog
DutchEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Dutch kunne, from Old Dutch *kunni, from Proto-West Germanic *kuni, from Proto-Germanic *kunją, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”).
NounEdit
kunne f (uncountable)
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
kunne
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Sublative case of the interrogative stem ku- (see kuka).
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
kunne
AnagramsEdit
HausaEdit
EtymologyEdit
Cognate with Beele kumo, Bole kūmī, Kirfi kúmā, Diri húmà, Siri kūūtá, Kariya kúméi, Goemai kwām, Polci kəəm, Mangas kɨmsi.
Pronunciation 1Edit
NounEdit
kûnnē m (plural kunnuwā̀, possessed form kûnnen)
Pronunciation 2Edit
AdverbEdit
à kunne
- in or on the ear
KarelianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Akin to Veps kuna.
AdverbEdit
kunne
Middle EnglishEdit
NounEdit
kunne
- Alternative form of kin
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.
VerbEdit
kunne (present tense kan, simple past kunne, past participle kunnet)
- can, could
- Jeg kan se deg.
- I can see you.
- might
- Jeg kan komme, hvis jeg kan finne tid.
- I might come, if I can find the time.
- can (be able to)
- Jeg kan spille fele.
- I can play the fiddle.
- to know
- Jeg kan denne sangen.
- I know this song. (lit. I can do this song.)
ReferencesEdit
- “kunne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. Akin to English can.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
kunne (present tense kan, past tense kunne, past participle kunna)
- can, could
- Eg kan sjå deg.
- I can see you.
- might
- Eg kan komma, om eg får tid.
- I might come, if I can find the time.
- can (be able to)
- Eg kan spela fele.
- I can play the fiddle.
- to know
- Eg kan denne songen.
- I know this song.
ReferencesEdit
- “kunne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.