ankönnen

German

Etymology

The same in Dutch aankunnen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌkœnən/

Verb

ankönnen (irregular, third-person singular simple present kann an, past tense konnte an, past participle angekonnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, with gegen) to be able to take (on); to be at least even to; to be able to beat
    Gegen so’n kleinen Dicken werd ich ja noch ankönnen.
    I’ll be able to take on a little fat guy like that one, after all.
    Du kannst nicht gegen die Strömung vom Rhein an.
    You cannot beat the flow of the Rhine.

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