Danish

Alternative forms

• kunde (obsolete)

Verb

kunne ‎(imperative -, infinitive at kunne, present tense kan, past tense kunne, perfect tense har kunnet)

1. could, would, might, be able to, know

References

• “kunne” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *kunni, from Proto-Germanic *kunją, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‎(“to produce”).

Noun

kunne f ‎(uncountable)

1. gender, sex

Etymology 2

Verb

kunne

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of kunnen

Hausa

Noun

kûnnē m ‎(plural kunnuwa)

1. (anatomy) ear
2. (botany) leaf (of a plant)

Adverb

kunne

1. in or on the ear

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.

Verb

kunne ‎(present tense kan, simple past kunne, past participle kunnet)

1. could, can, would, might, be able to, to know

References

• “kunne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.

Verb

kunne

1. could, can, would, might, be able to, to know

References

• “kunne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.