"evne" meaning in Danish

See evne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛvnə/, [ˈɛwnə]
Etymology: From Old Norse efni n (“material, ressources, matter”), from Proto-Germanic *abniją, cognate with Swedish ämne (“subject”), doublet of emne (“subject”). Related to the verb. Etymology templates: {{inh|da|non|efni||material, ressources, matter|g=n}} Old Norse efni n (“material, ressources, matter”), {{inh|da|gem-pro|*abniją}} Proto-Germanic *abniją, {{cog|sv|ämne||subject}} Swedish ämne (“subject”), {{doublet|da|emne|nocap=1|t1=subject}} doublet of emne (“subject”) Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|evnen||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|evner||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=c|g2=|head=}} evne c (singular definite evnen, plural indefinite evner), {{da-noun|n|r}} evne c (singular definite evnen, plural indefinite evner) Inflection templates: {{da-decl|n|r}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=evnernes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=evners|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=evnens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=evnes|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=evnerne|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=evner|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=evnen|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=evne}} Forms: evnen [definite, singular], evner [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], evne [indefinite, nominative, singular], evnen [definite, nominative, singular], evner [indefinite, nominative, plural], evnerne [definite, nominative, plural], evnes [genitive, indefinite, singular], evnens [definite, genitive, singular], evners [genitive, indefinite, plural], evnernes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. ability Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-evne-da-noun-vP-qtn30 Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 74 2 8 9 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 63 5 6 14 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 5 6 14 11
  2. power Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-evne-da-noun-B9cV7baW
  3. capacity Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-evne-da-noun-7CGzuXOj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɛvnə/, [ˈɛwnə]
Etymology: From Old Norse efna, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną (“to perform”), cognate with Swedish ämna. Etymology templates: {{der|da|non|efna}} Old Norse efna, {{inh|da|gem-pro|*abnijaną||to perform}} Proto-Germanic *abnijaną (“to perform”), {{cog|sv|ämna}} Swedish ämna Head templates: {{head|da|verb|past tense|evnede|past participle|evnet}} evne (past tense evnede, past participle evnet) Forms: evnede [past], evnet [participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], evner [active, present], evnes [passive, present], evnede [active, past], evnedes [passive, past], evne [active, infinitive], evnes [infinitive, passive], evn [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], no-table-tags [table-tags], evnende [participle, present], evnet [participle, past], auxiliary verb have [participle, past], evnen [gerund, participle]
  1. to be able to
    Sense id: en-evne-da-verb-rQQtiMKr
  2. to be capable of
    Sense id: en-evne-da-verb-~~doeCME
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "efni",
        "4": "",
        "5": "material, ressources, matter",
        "g": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse efni n (“material, ressources, matter”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
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        "3": "*abniją"
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "subject"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish ämne (“subject”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "nocap": "1",
        "t1": "subject"
      },
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      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse efni n (“material, ressources, matter”), from Proto-Germanic *abniją, cognate with Swedish ämne (“subject”), doublet of emne (“subject”). Related to the verb.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "evnen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evner",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evner",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnerne",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evners",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnernes",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
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        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "evnen",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
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        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
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        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "r"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "r"
      },
      "name": "da-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "gen-pl-def": "evnernes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "evners",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "evnens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "evnes",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "evnerne",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "evner",
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        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "evnen",
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        "sg-indef": "evne"
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      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "74 2 8 9 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "63 5 6 14 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "64 5 6 14 11",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ability"
      ],
      "id": "en-evne-da-noun-vP-qtn30",
      "links": [
        [
          "ability",
          "ability"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "power"
      ],
      "id": "en-evne-da-noun-B9cV7baW",
      "links": [
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "capacity"
      ],
      "id": "en-evne-da-noun-7CGzuXOj",
      "links": [
        [
          "capacity",
          "capacity"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛvnə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛwnə]"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "1": "da",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse efna",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "evnede",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evner",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnedes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "evne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnes",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "auxiliary verb have",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "past tense",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be able to"
      ],
      "id": "en-evne-da-verb-rQQtiMKr",
      "links": [
        [
          "be able to",
          "be able to"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be capable of"
      ],
      "id": "en-evne-da-verb-~~doeCME",
      "links": [
        [
          "capable",
          "capable"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛvnə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛwnə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "evne"
}
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    "Danish doublets",
    "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Danish lemmas",
    "Danish nouns",
    "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Danish terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Danish verbs",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "inh"
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      },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "nocap": "1",
        "t1": "subject"
      },
      "expansion": "doublet of emne (“subject”)",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse efni n (“material, ressources, matter”), from Proto-Germanic *abniją, cognate with Swedish ämne (“subject”), doublet of emne (“subject”). Related to the verb.",
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    {
      "form": "evnen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evner",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evner",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnerne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evners",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnernes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "13": "",
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        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
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        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "evnen",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
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      },
      "name": "da-decl"
    },
    {
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        "gen-pl-def": "evnernes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "evners",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "evnens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "evnes",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "evnerne",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "evner",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "evnen",
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        "sg-indef": "evne"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ability"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ability",
          "ability"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "power"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "capacity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "capacity",
          "capacity"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛvnə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛwnə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "evne"
}

{
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    "Danish lemmas",
    "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Danish verbs",
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        "1": "da",
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      "expansion": "Old Norse efna",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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    {
      "form": "evnede",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evner",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnedes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evn",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "auxiliary verb have",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "evnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "past tense",
        "4": "evnede",
        "5": "past participle",
        "6": "evnet"
      },
      "expansion": "evne (past tense evnede, past participle evnet)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be able to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "be able to",
          "be able to"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be capable of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "capable",
          "capable"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛvnə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛwnə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "evne"
}

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