No. 718 in Danish
kunnet
"Kunnet" is the past participle of "kunne," meaning "been able to."
In a sentence
Jeg har aldrig kunnet forstå matematik.
I have never been able to understand mathematics.
In this sentence, 'kunnet' means 'been able to' and reflects ability or capacity in the past.
Han har ikke kunnet finde sin telefon.
He has not been able to find his phone.
Here, 'kunnet' indicates inability to perform the action of finding in the context of past occurrences.
Vi har ikke kunnet besøge dem på grund af vejret.
We have not been able to visit them because of the weather.
In this example, 'kunnet' expresses incapacity influenced by external circumstances, related to a previous timeframe.
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