hinauskönnen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

hinaus- +‎ können

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɪˈnaʊ̯sˌkœnən/, [-kœnən], [-kœnn̩] (Germany)
  • IPA(key): /hɪˈnaʊ̯sˌkœnɛn/, [-ˈnaɔ̯s-] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: hin‧aus‧kön‧nen, hi‧naus‧kön‧nen

Verb

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

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

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