kunne

1. mod

мочь, быть в состоя́нии

jeg kan (íkke) gǿre det — я (не) могу́ сде́лать э́то

man kan — мо́жно

2. vt

уме́ть; знать

han kan rússisk — он зна́ет ру́сский (язы́к)

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able, can, could, know how to, may, might

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vb (kan, kunne, kunnet)

a) (være i stand til) be able (to);

[jeg kan] I can ( fx I will do what I can; he can speak English; can I change (skifte) at York? it cannot be true; you can say what you like, but he is a fool), I am able to ( fx help you);

[(præt:) jeg kunne] I was able to ( fx help him; answer the

question), I could ( fx I could do it when I was young);

[jeg har kunnet] I have been able (to);

b) (have lært, forstå, kende) know;

[kan han engelsk?] does he know English?

[kunne sin lektie], se lektie;

c) (om det mulige, uvisse: kan) may;

(kunne) might;

(om det faktisk mulige: kan) can;

(kunne) could;

[han kan komme hvad øjeblik det skal være] he may come at any moment;

[han kan have ret] he can (, may) be right;

[kan måske] may (perhaps);

[det kan godt være at det er sandt] it may be true;

d) (om tilladelse: kan) may,

(T oftest) can ( fx you may (el. can) go now);

e) (om vane: kan) will;

(kunne) would;

[hun kan sidde i timevis uden at sige et ord] she will sit for hours without saying a word;

[ andre tilfælde:]

[han kan det hele]

(ironisk:) he knows all the answers;

[det `kan man ikke] it is not done; it is not good form;

[tre op i to det kan man ikke] three into two won't go;

[kan du tie stille!] will you be quiet!

[man kan hvad man vil] where there's a will there's a way;

[ med præp:]

[kunne med en] get on with somebody;

[jeg kan ikke med ham]

(også) he is not my cup of tea;

[de kan (godt) sammen] they get on well together; they hit it off well;

(se også hvor, II. nok).