[ˈkʰunə], [ˈkʰu]
OprindelseFrom 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”).
- auxiliaryto be able, can (with an infinitive)
- auxiliaryto be allowed, may (with an infinitive)
- auxiliary, pastcould, would, might (with an infinitive, expressing potential mood)
- transitiveto know (with an object, e.g. a language)
Formerkan(present) · kunne(past) · kunnet(participle, past) · kan(active, present) · kunnes(passive, present) · kunne(active, past) · -(passive, past) · kunne(active, infinitive) · kunnes(infinitive, passive) · -(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · kunnende(participle, present) · auxiliary verb have(participle, past) · kunnen(gerund, participle) · kunde(alternative)