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