Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #39
Word (Wort)

kann

Translation (Übersetzung) can, is able to
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /kan/
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Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common verb present modal
First and third person singular present tense of 'können' (to be able to, can). Modal verb expressing ability or possibility. Thirty-ninth most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Ich kann schwimmen.
I can swim.
ability
Er kann Deutsch sprechen.
He can speak German.
ability
Das kann sein.
That may be.
possibility
Kann ich Ihnen helfen?
Can I help you?
offer

Conjugations (Konjugationen)

Present Tense (Präsens)

ich kann
er/sie/es kann

Word Family (Wortfamilie)

Grundform
können
Translation: to be able to, can

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
kann sein
may be, might be
High frequency
kann nicht
cannot
High frequency
man kann
one can, you can
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
das kann sein
that may be, that's possible
Expressing possibility or agreement
Synonyms (Synonyme)
könnte High similarity
Could (subjunctive, more polite/uncertain)
Antonyms (Antonyme)
kann nicht
Cannot (negation)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

können könnte dürfen Verb

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