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Conjugate kunnen

Every form of the Dutch verb kunnen — present, past and perfect — with the participle and auxiliary.

kunnen

— to be able to
irregularauxiliary: hebbenparticiple: gekund
 Presenttegenwoordige tijdSimple pastverleden tijdPerfectvoltooid tegenw. tijd
ikkankonheb gekund
jij / jekuntkonhebt gekund
hij / zij / hetkankonheeft gekund
wij / wekunnenkondenhebben gekund
julliekunnenkondenhebben gekund
zij (mv)kunnenkondenhebben gekund

Imperative (gebiedende wijs): kun!

About this verb

What is the past tense of "kunnen"?

The simple past of kunnen is "kon" (singular) and "konden" (plural). The past participle is "gekund", used with the auxiliary hebben in the perfect tense.

Is "kunnen" a regular or irregular Dutch verb?

kunnen is an irregular (strong) verb — its past and participle change the vowel, so they are memorised.

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