herauskönnen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

heraus- +‎ können

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛɐ̯ˈʁaʊ̯sˌkœnən/, [-kœnən], [-kœnn̩] (Germany)
  • IPA(key): /hɛɐ̯ˈʁaʊ̯sˌkœnɛn/, [-ˈʁaɔ̯s-] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: he‧raus‧kön‧nen, her‧aus‧kön‧nen

Verb

herauskönnen (preterite-present, third-person singular present kann heraus, past tense konnte heraus, past participle herausgekonnt or (chiefly Austria and Southern Germany) herauskönnen, past subjunctive könnte heraus, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to be permitted or be able to move out of something or outside (in direction towards the speaker)

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