couldn't in Englisch

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      "word": "could"
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    },
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        {
          "text": "We couldn't hear the speaker.",
          "translation": "Wir konnten den Sprecher nicht hören."
        }
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        "„could not:“ nicht können"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "ˈkʊdənt"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˈkʊdn̩t"
    },
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    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "„could not:“ nicht können",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "konnte nicht"
    }
  ],
  "word": "couldn't"
}

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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "could"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
    "Englisch",
    "Kontraktion (Englisch)",
    "Roter Audiolink",
    "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
    "Wiktionary:Audio-Datei",
    "siehe auch"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "umgangssprachlich; entstanden aus Kontraktion",
  "hyphenation": "couldn't",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "abbrev",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We couldn't hear the speaker.",
          "translation": "Wir konnten den Sprecher nicht hören."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "„could not:“ nicht können"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈkʊdənt"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˈkʊdn̩t"
    },
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  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "„could not:“ nicht können",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "konnte nicht"
    }
  ],
  "word": "couldn't"
}

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"couldn't" meaning in Englisch

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