"kunna" meaning in Swedish

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        "to possibly be able to, can, could, might, may"
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      "links": [
        [
          "can",
          "can"
        ],
        [
          "could",
          "could"
        ],
        [
          "might",
          "might"
        ],
        [
          "may",
          "may"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You can/may come in now",
          "text": "Ni kan komma in nu",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "You may leave now (sounds more like an order in this example, like in English)",
          "text": "Du kan gå nu",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be given permission to, \"to can\", \"to may\""
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "can",
          "can"
        ],
        [
          "may",
          "may"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²kɵnːa/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/88/LL-Q9027_%28swe%29-Moonhouse-kunna.wav/LL-Q9027_%28swe%29-Moonhouse-kunna.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kunna"
}