Meaning of kunna | Babel Free
ˈkʰʏnːaDefinitions
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to know (by heart), know a skill preterite-present, verb
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can: to know how to preterite-present, verb
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may, might (denoting possibility) preterite-present, verb
Examples
“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.
“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.
“Þetta kann að vera of seint.”
It may already be too late.
“Viðbrögð hans kunna að virðast undarleg.”
His reaction might seem strange.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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