kenne
Afrikaans
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German kennan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną. Cognate with German kennen, Dutch kennen, English ken, Swedish känna.
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 14.
Central Franconian
Etymology 1
From Old High German kennan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (“to know”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛnə/
Verb
kenne (third-person singular present kennt, past tense kannt, past participle jekannt or gekannt)
- (most dialects) to know; to be acquainted with
Etymology 2
From Old High German kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkenə/
Verb
kenne (third-person singular present kann, past tense konnt, past participle konnt or gekonnt)
- (Moselle Franconian) can; to be able to / of
- (Moselle Franconian) to be possible
Coast Miwok
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
kenne
- inflection of kennen:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɛnːɛ]
- Hyphenation: ken‧ne
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰɛnə/
Further reading
Old Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkenːe/
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Pennsylvania German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German kunnen, from Old High German kunnan, from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Compare German können, Dutch kunnen, English can.
Usage notes
- Used as a modal verb.
Conjugation
| infinitive | kenne | |
|---|---|---|
| past participle | hot gekennt | |
| future tense | waerd kenne | |
| present tense | ||
| 1st person singular | kann | |
| 2nd person singular | kannscht | |
| 3rd person singular | kann | |
| 1st person plural | kenne | |
| 2nd person plural | kennt | |
| 3rd person plural | kenne | |
| imperative | ||
Etymology 2
From Old High German kennan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (“to know”). Compare German kennen, Dutch kennen.
Conjugation
| infinitive | kenne | |
|---|---|---|
| past participle | hot gekennt | |
| present subjunctive | daet kenne | |
| past subjunctive | hett kenne | |
| present tense | ||
| 1st person singular | kenn | |
| 2nd person singular | kennscht | |
| 3rd person singular | kennt | |
| 1st person plural | kenne | |
| 2nd person plural | kennt | |
| 3rd person plural | kenne | |
| imperative | kenn | |
Sathmar Swabian
Etymology
From Middle High German kunnen, from Old High German kunnan, from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
References
- Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian kenna, from Proto-West Germanic *kannijan (“to know”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛnə/
Inflection
| Infinitive: kenne | ||||||||
| Present tense | Past tense | |||||||
| person | singular | plural | singular | plural | ||||
| 1st | ik | ken | wy | kenne | ik | koe | wy | koenen |
| 2nd | do/dû | kenst | jimme | kenne | do/dû | koest | jimme | koenen |
| 3rd | hy/sy | ken | hja | kenne | hy/sy | koe | hja | koenen |
| Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | |||||
| kennend (kennende) | ken | hawwe | kennen | |||||
Further reading
- “kenne”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011