können

To know how to

können

To be able to

• Can we go with you?

  Können wir Sie begleiten?

  Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Can we come with you?

  Können wir uns euch anschließen?

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

können

May; to be permitted or enabled to

können

To have the potential to; to be possible for (someone or something) to

können

Used to form requests, typically polite

können

To knowselten

können

To be (followed by a word like able, possible, allowed). third-person singular simple present indicative of canselten

können

To be able to or know how to (do something); an accompanying verb is not required if it is already inferable from contextselten

können

To be fine or acceptable; to be possible; (with liao or already) to be enough. Often used in conjunction with a variety of clause-final particles, e.g., lah, meh or one, to express different attitudes towards the subject matterselten

können

To seal in a canselten

A container or vessel, especially for liquids, usually made of metal

• I have nothing to open the can with.

  Ich hab nichts, um die Dose zu öffnen.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

• I opened the can, but it was empty.

  Ich öffnete die Dose, aber sie war leer.

  Tatoeba · CS · CC BY 2.0 FR

A container or vessel, especially for liquids, usually made of metal.; A sealed metal container, cylindrical or cuboid in form, typically used to store preserved foods

A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can)