herkönnen
German, verb/ˈhɛɐ̯ˌkœnən/
herkönnen is spelled H-E-R-K-Ö-N-N-E-N (9 letters). Herkönnen is a German verb meaning “to be permitted or be able to move/[go]/come here (in direction towards the speaker)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does herkönnen mean in English?
verb
- 1
colloquialto be permitted or be able to move/[go]/come here (in direction towards the speaker)
Du kannst hier nicht her.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of herkönnen
- kann her present singular third-person
- konnte her past
- hergekonnt participle past
- könnte her past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- herkönnend participle present
- herzukönnen infinitive infinitive-zu
- können her first-person indicative plural
- könne her first-person singular subjunctive
- kannst her indicative present second-person
- könnt her indicative plural present
- könnest her second-person singular subjunctive
- könnet her plural second-person subjunctive
- konnten her first-person indicative plural
- könnten her first-person plural subjunctive
- konntest her indicative preterite second-person
- konntet her indicative plural preterite
- könntest her second-person singular subjunctive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herkönnen?
- /ˈhɛɐ̯ˌkœnən/
- [-kœnən]
- Germany [-kœnn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.