/ˈkʰʏnːa/
UppruniFrom Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.
- preterite-present, verbto know (by heart), know a skill
“Hún kann enga þýsku.” — She doesn't know any German.
“Ég kunni þetta kvæði einu sinni utanað.” — I used to know this poem by heart.
- preterite-present, verbcan: to know how to
“Um hvað ertu að tala? Auðvitað kann ég að synda.” — What are you talking about? Of course I can swim.
“Enginn er maður með mönnum nema hann kunni að skjóta.” — A man's not a man unless he knows how to shoot.
- preterite-present, verbmay, might (denoting possibility)
“Þetta kann að vera of seint.” — It may already be too late.
“Viðbrögð hans kunna að virðast undarleg.” — His reaction might seem strange.
Beygingarkann(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · kunni(indicative, past, singular, third-person) · kunnað(supine)