"kunnen" meaning in Dutch

See kunnen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkʏnə(n)/ Audio: Nl-kunnen.ogg
Rhymes: -ʏnən Etymology: From Middle Dutch connen, cunnen, from Old Dutch cunnan, from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. Etymology templates: {{root|nl|ine-pro|*ǵneh₃-}}, {{inh|nl|dum|connen}} Middle Dutch connen, {{inh|nl|odt|cunnan}} Old Dutch cunnan, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*kunnan}} Proto-West Germanic *kunnan, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*kunnaną}} Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, {{der|nl|ine-pro|*ǵneh₃-}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Head templates: {{nl-verb}} kunnen Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-irr|kunnen}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], kunnen [infinitive], kunnen [gerund, neuter], kan [first-person, present, singular], kon [first-person, past, singular], kunt [present, second-person, singular], kan [present, second-person, singular], kun [present, second-person, singular], kon [past, second-person, singular], kunt [formal, present, second-person, singular], kan [formal, present, second-person, singular], kon [formal, past, second-person, singular], kunt [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], kunt [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], kondt [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], kondt [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], kan [present, singular, third-person], kon [past, singular, third-person], kunnen [plural, present], konden [past, plural], kunne [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], konde [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], kunnen [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], konden [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], kan [imperative, present, singular], kunt [archaic, imperative, plural, present], kunnend [participle, present], gekund [participle, past], kennen [alternative], konnen [alternative]
  1. (auxiliary) can, to be able to Tags: auxiliary Synonyms: vermogen
    Sense id: en-kunnen-nl-verb-1tUWOCOU Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 4 11 12 12 11 11 21
  2. (auxiliary) may, can, to be allowed to Tags: auxiliary Synonyms: mogen
    Sense id: en-kunnen-nl-verb-iDJwC1KA Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 4 11 12 12 11 11 21
  3. (intransitive) to be possible Tags: intransitive Synonyms: mogelijk zijn
    Sense id: en-kunnen-nl-verb-9p4~xpIU Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 4 11 12 12 11 11 21
  4. (intransitive) can go, to be able to go, can get Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-kunnen-nl-verb-b9FvFiih Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 4 11 12 12 11 11 21
  5. (transitive) to be able to do, to be capable of Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-kunnen-nl-verb-7xq9UnqC Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 4 11 12 12 11 11 21
  6. (intransitive) to be available (for any type of meeting or appointment) Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-kunnen-nl-verb-Zvifd-TC Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 4 11 12 12 11 11 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 3 9 10 10 9 9 35 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 11 12 13 14 11 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aankunnen, achter het behang kunnen plakken, geen pap meer kunnen zeggen, het kan wel lijden, kunde, kunst

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aankunnen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "achter het behang kunnen plakken"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "geen pap meer kunnen zeggen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "het kan wel lijden"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kunde"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kunst"
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      "text": "Afrikaans: kan (from inflected form kan)"
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      "text": "Berbice Creole Dutch: kan (from inflected form kan)"
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "kon",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "kunnen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
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    {
      "form": "konden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "kunne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "form": "konde",
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "subjunctive"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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        "present"
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      "form": "kunnend",
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gekund",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "kennen",
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "english": "You can always call me.",
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          "english": "That is not possible.",
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          "english": "I cannot get into my house anymore!",
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          "english": "I will not be available tomorrow night.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈkʏnə(n)/"
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}
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    {
      "word": "aankunnen"
    },
    {
      "word": "achter het behang kunnen plakken"
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    {
      "word": "geen pap meer kunnen zeggen"
    },
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      "word": "het kan wel lijden"
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      "word": "kunst"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "Berbice Creole Dutch: kan (from inflected form kan)"
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            "3": "ka"
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          "name": "desc"
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          "args": {
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        }
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            "2": "can"
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          "args": {
            "1": "from inflected form kan"
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          "name": "i"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Skepi Creole Dutch: can (from inflected form kan)"
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      "name": "root"
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        "neuter"
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      "form": "kan",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kon",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "kan",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "formal",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kan",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "formal",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kunt",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "colloquial",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "formal",
        "majestic",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "colloquial",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "majestic",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "kan",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kon",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "kunnen",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "konden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "kunne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "konde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "konden",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "form": "kan",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kunt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
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      "form": "kunnend",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gekund",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kennen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "konnen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "nl-verb"
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    "kun‧nen"
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "categories": [
        "Dutch auxiliary verbs",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
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              4,
              7
            ]
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          "english": "He could run well, because he was a trained sportsman.",
          "text": "Hij kon goed rennen, omdat hij een getraind sportbeoefenaar was.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "can, to be able to"
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          "can",
          "can"
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        [
          "be able to",
          "be able to"
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        "(auxiliary) can, to be able to"
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          "word": "vermogen"
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        "auxiliary"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch auxiliary verbs",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
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              6
            ]
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          "english": "You can always call me.",
          "text": "Je kan me altijd bellen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "may, can, to be allowed to"
      ],
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          "may",
          "may"
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        [
          "can",
          "can"
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        [
          "be",
          "be"
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          "allowed",
          "allowed"
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        "(auxiliary) may, can, to be allowed to"
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        {
          "word": "mogen"
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        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch intransitive verbs",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
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          "english": "That is not possible.",
          "text": "Dat kan niet.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be possible"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "possible",
          "possible"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to be possible"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "mogelijk zijn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Dutch intransitive verbs",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
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          "english": "I cannot get into my house anymore!",
          "text": "Ik kan mijn huis niet meer in!",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "can go, to be able to go, can get"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "can",
          "can"
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        [
          "go",
          "go"
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        [
          "be able to",
          "be able to"
        ],
        [
          "get",
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      "raw_glosses": [
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        "intransitive"
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        "Dutch terms with usage examples",
        "Dutch transitive verbs"
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          "english": "I am not able to do that.",
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        "to be able to do, to be capable of"
      ],
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          "be able to",
          "be able to"
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        [
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          "do"
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        "(transitive) to be able to do, to be capable of"
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        "transitive"
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          "english": "I will not be available tomorrow night.",
          "text": "Ik kan morgenavond niet.",
          "type": "example"
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        "to be available (for any type of meeting or appointment)"
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          "available"
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        "(intransitive) to be available (for any type of meeting or appointment)"
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        "intransitive"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkʏnə(n)/"
    },
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ʏnən"
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}

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