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kunna
kunna
See also: kúnna
Faroese
Verb
kunna (third person singular past indicative kundi, third person plural past indicative kundu, supine kunnað)
- can, to be able to
- to know
Conjugation
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰʏnːa/
- Rhymes: -ʏnːa
Verb
kunna (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative kann, third-person singular past indicative kunni, supine kunnað)
- (with accusative) to know, to be able to, to know how to
- Kanntu þetta?
- Do you know this?
- Kanntu þetta?
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
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Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kunnaną.
Verb
kunna
Descendants
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną.
Verb
kunna
Conjugation
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Conjugation of kunna (preterite-present)
| present | past | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kunna | — | |||
| participle | kunnandi | kunnit (ntr.) | |||
| active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | kan | kunni | — | kunni | kunni |
| þū | kant | kunni | kunn | kunni | kunni |
| han | kan | kunni | — | kunni | kunni |
| vīr | kunnum | kunnum | kunnum | kunnum | kunnum |
| īr | kunnin | kunnin | kunnin | kunnin | kunnin |
| þēr | kunnu | kunnin | — | kunnu | kunnin |
| mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | — | — | — | — | — |
| þū | — | — | — | — | — |
| han | — | — | — | — | — |
| vīr | — | — | — | — | — |
| īr | — | — | — | — | — |
| þēr | — | — | — | — | — |
Descendants
- Swedish: kunna
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish kunna, from Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɵˌnːa/
Verb
kunna
- can, to be able to
- to know, to have as knowledge
- to know, to understand
- to know how to do
Conjugation
Conjugation of kunna
Usage notes
The English verb know has several different translations in Swedish, and the correct choice is not always obvious:
- veta -- This is used mainly about theoretical knowledge (to know individual facts), while kunna also assumes ability, or even proficiency in the use of the knowledge.
- veta om -- To be aware of.
- känna -- To know about a person or their intentions (also: to recognize someone, to know someone's name).
- känna till -- About knowing a (small) specific piece of fact; be (loosely) aware of. May indicate that the facts are a bit distant or less important to the person.