können — to be able to, can, may in German
verbA1
Pronunciation
/ˈkœnən/
Quick Facts
Level
A1
Frequency
100/100
Source Rank
#27
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Example Sentences
Wir können heute kommen.
We can come today.
Corpus Neighbors
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to be
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to become, to get, will
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haben
to have
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sagen
to say, to tell
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geben
to give, to provide
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müssen
to have to, to need to, to must
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sollen
should, shall, to ought to, to be supposed to
VerbSame word class#57
gehen
to go, to walk, to leave
VerbSame word class#66
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