kunnen.
can, to be able to
Meaning & usage
can, to be able to
Hij kon goed rennen, omdat hij een getraind sportbeoefenaar was.
may, can, to be allowed to
Je kan me altijd bellen.
to be possible
Dat kan niet.
can go, to be able to go, can get
Ik kan mijn huis niet meer in!
to be able to do, to be capable of
Ik kan dat niet.
to be available (for any type of meeting or appointment)
Ik kan morgenavond niet.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch connen, cunnen, from Old Dutch cunnan, from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.
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