could

could
see academic.ru/10476/can">can II
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[kud]
negative short form - couldn't; verb
1) (past tense of can: They asked if I could drive a car; I said I couldn't; She asked if she could go.) pret. von `können`
2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) Konjunktiv von `können`
- could have
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could
[kʊd, kəd]
pt, subjunctive of can
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[kʊd] pret See: of can
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could [kʊd; unbetont kəd] v/aux (von can1)
1. prät ich, er, sie, es konnte, du konntest, wir, Sie, sie konnten, ihr konntet:
he could not come
2. (konditional, vermutend oder fragend) ich, er, sie, es könnte, du könntest, wir, Sie, sie könnten, ihr könntet:
I could have killed him ich hätte ihn umbringen können;
that could be right das könnte stimmen
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see can II
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aux.
kann aux.
konnte aux.
könnte aux.

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