herunterkönnen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

herunter- +‎ können

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛɐ̯ˈʁʊntɐˌkœnən/, [-kœnən], [-kœnn̩] (Germany)
  • IPA(key): /hɛɐ̯ˈʁʊntɐˌkœnɛn/ (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: he‧run‧ter‧kön‧nen, he‧run‧ter‧kön‧nen

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to be permitted or be able to move downwards (in direction towards the speaker)

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