kunna

See also: kúnna

Faroese

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰʊnːa/
• Rhymes: -ʊnːa

Verb

kunna (third person singular past indicative kundi, third person plural past indicative kundu, supine kunnað)

1. can, to be able to
2. to know

Conjugation

Conjugation of kunna (irregular)
infinitive	kunna
supine	kunnað
participle	—	—
	present	past
first singular	kann	kundi
second singular	kanst	kundi
third singular	kann	kundi
plural	kunnu/kunna	kundu
	imperative
singular	—!
plural	—!

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Icelandic

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰʏnːa/
• Rhymes: -ʏnːa

Verb

kunna (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative kann, third-person singular past indicative kunni, supine kunnað)

1. (with accusative) to know, to be able to, to know how to

   Kanntu þetta?

   Do you know this?

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• kunna á
• kunna á bíl
• kunna að gera
• kunna sér ekki hóf
• kunna sér ekki læti

• kunna sér hóf
• kunna sig vel
• kunna skil á
• kunna utan að

• kunna vel
• kunna við
• kunna þakkir
• kunna þakkir fyrir

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

kunna (present tense kan, past tense kunne, past participle kunna)

1. Alternative form of kunne

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Old Frisian

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Germanic *kunnaną.

Verb

kunna

1. to be able (to), can

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: kön

  Hallig: kune

  Helgoland: kan

  Mooring: koone

  Sylt: ken

• Saterland Frisian: konne
• West Frisian: kinne

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Old Norse

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Germanic *kunnaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).

Verb

kunna

1. to know, understand, be able to
2. to know (by memory)
3. to know, be familiar with (a person)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kunna (preterite-present)

infinitive	kunna
present participle	kunnandi
past participle	kunnaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	kann	kunna
2nd-person singular	kannt	kunnir
3rd-person singular	kann	kunni
1st-person plural	kunnum	kunnum
2nd-person plural	kunnuð	kunnuð
3rd-person plural	kunnu	kunnu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	kunna	kunna
2nd-person singular	kunnir	kunnir
3rd-person singular	kunni	kunni
1st-person plural	kunnim	kunnim
2nd-person plural	kunnið	kunnið
3rd-person plural	kunni	kunni
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	kunn
1st-person plural	kunnum
2nd-person plural	kunnuð

Related terms

• kenna
• kná
• kœnn

Descendants

• Icelandic: kunna
• Faroese: kunna
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kunna, kunne
• Norwegian Bokmål: kunne
• Elfdalian: kunna
• Old Swedish: kunna
  • Swedish: kunna
• Danish: kunne
• Gutnish: kunne

References

• “kunna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną.

Verb

kunna

1. can, to be able
2. to know

Conjugation

Conjugation of kunna (preterite-present)

	present			past
infinitive	kunna			—
participle	kunnandi			kunnit (ntr.)
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	kan	kunni	—	kunni	kunni
þū	kant	kunni	kunn	kunni	kunni
han	kan	kunni	—	kunni	kunni
vīr	kunnum	kunnum	kunnum	kunnum	kunnum
īr	kunnin	kunnin	kunnin	kunnin	kunnin
þēr	kunnu	kunnin	—	kunnu	kunnin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	—	—	—	—	—
þū	—	—	—	—	—
han	—	—	—	—	—
vīr	—	—	—	—	—
īr	—	—	—	—	—
þēr	—	—	—	—	—

Descendants

• Swedish: kunna

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Swedish

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Old Swedish kunna, from Old Norse kunna, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɵˌnːa/

Verb

kunna

1. can, to be able to
2. to know, to have as knowledge
3. to know, to understand
4. to know how to do

Usage notes

The English verb know has several different translations in Swedish, and the correct choice is not always obvious:

• veta -- This is used mainly about theoretical knowledge (to know individual facts), while kunna also assumes ability, or even proficiency in the use of the knowledge.
• veta om -- To be aware of.
• känna -- To know about a person or their intentions (also: to recognize someone, to know someone's name).
• känna till -- About knowing a (small) specific piece of fact; be (loosely) aware of. May indicate that the facts are a bit distant or less important to the person.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kunna

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	kunna	-
Present tense	kan	-
Past tense	kunde	-
Supine	kunnat	-
Imperative		-
Present participle	kunnande
Past participle