umhinkönnen

See also: Umhinkönnen

German

Etymology

umhin +‎ können

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊmˈhɪnˌkœnən/, [-kœnən], [-kœnn̩] (Germany)
    • Audio:(file)(Germany)
  • IPA(key): /ʊmˈhɪnˌkœnɛn/ (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: um‧hin‧kön‧nen

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, chiefly in the negative) to (not) be able to avoid, to (not) be able to help but [with zu (+ infinitive)]

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • umhinkommen

Derived terms

Further reading