"kunne" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

See kunne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: kan [present], kunne [past], kunnet [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. Etymology templates: {{root|nb|ine-pro|*ǵneh₃-}}, {{inh|nb|non|kunna}} Old Norse kunna, {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*kunnaną}} Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, {{inh|nb|ine-pro|*ǵneh₃-}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|present tense|kan|simple past|kunne|past participle|kunnet}} kunne (present tense kan, simple past kunne, past participle kunnet)
  1. can, could
    Sense id: en-kunne-nb-verb-vV8Ltbk4
  2. might
    Sense id: en-kunne-nb-verb-8jvo7tRU
  3. can (be able to)
    Sense id: en-kunne-nb-verb-ElHBLMqT
  4. to know
    Sense id: en-kunne-nb-verb-Vk7G5aRj

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
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        "3": "*ǵneh₃-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "kunna"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse kunna",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kunnaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kunnaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*ǵneh₃-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kan",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kunne",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kunnet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "verb",
        "3": "present tense",
        "4": "kan",
        "5": "simple past",
        "6": "kunne",
        "7": "past participle",
        "8": "kunnet"
      },
      "expansion": "kunne (present tense kan, simple past kunne, past participle kunnet)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I can see you.",
          "text": "Jeg kan se deg.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "can, could"
      ],
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          "can"
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        [
          "could",
          "could"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "I might come, if I can find the time.",
          "text": "Jeg kan komme, hvis jeg kan finne tid.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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          "might",
          "might"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I can play the fiddle.",
          "text": "Jeg kan spille fele.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "can (be able to)"
      ],
      "id": "en-kunne-nb-verb-ElHBLMqT",
      "links": [
        [
          "can",
          "can"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I know this song. (lit. I can do this song.)",
          "text": "Jeg kan denne sangen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to know"
      ],
      "id": "en-kunne-nb-verb-Vk7G5aRj",
      "links": [
        [
          "know",
          "know"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kunne"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with tab characters"
  ],
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "kunna"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kunnaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kunnaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵneh₃-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kan",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kunne",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kunnet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "present tense",
        "4": "kan",
        "5": "simple past",
        "6": "kunne",
        "7": "past participle",
        "8": "kunnet"
      },
      "expansion": "kunne (present tense kan, simple past kunne, past participle kunnet)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I can see you.",
          "text": "Jeg kan se deg.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "can, could"
      ],
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        [
          "can",
          "can"
        ],
        [
          "could",
          "could"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I might come, if I can find the time.",
          "text": "Jeg kan komme, hvis jeg kan finne tid.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "might"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "might",
          "might"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I can play the fiddle.",
          "text": "Jeg kan spille fele.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "can (be able to)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "can",
          "can"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I know this song. (lit. I can do this song.)",
          "text": "Jeg kan denne sangen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to know"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "know",
          "know"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kunne"
}

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