herunterkönnen
German, verb/hɛɐ̯ˈʁʊntɐˌkœnən/
herunterkönnen is spelled H-E-R-U-N-T-E-R-K-Ö-N-N-E-N (14 letters). Herunterkönnen is a German verb meaning “to be permitted or be able to move downwards (in direction towards the speaker)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does herunterkönnen mean in English?
verb
- 1
colloquialto be permitted or be able to move downwards (in direction towards the speaker)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of herunterkönnen
- kann herunter present singular third-person
- konnte herunter past
- heruntergekonnt participle past
- könnte herunter past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- herunterkönnend participle present
- herunterzukönnen infinitive infinitive-zu
- können herunter first-person indicative plural
- könne herunter first-person singular subjunctive
- kannst herunter indicative present second-person
- könnt herunter indicative plural present
- könnest herunter second-person singular subjunctive
- könnet herunter plural second-person subjunctive
- konnten herunter first-person indicative plural
- könnten herunter first-person plural subjunctive
- konntest herunter indicative preterite second-person
- konntet herunter indicative plural preterite
- könntest herunter second-person singular subjunctive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herunterkönnen?
- /hɛɐ̯ˈʁʊntɐˌkœnən/
- [-kœnən]
- Germany [-kœnn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.