hinunterkönnen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

hinunter- +‎ können

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɪˈnʊntɐˌkœnən/, [-kœnən], [-kœnn̩] (Germany)
  • IPA(key): /hɪˈnʁʊntɐˌkœnɛn/ (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: hi‧nun‧ter‧kön‧nen, hin‧un‧ter‧kön‧nen

Verb

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

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

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