how to pronounce könnte

/ˈkœntə/

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the above transcription of könnte is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

könnte is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of könnte in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… hin und her geben könnte wie kann das …”

meanings of könnte

verb:

First/third-person singular subjunctive II of können.

könnte frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word könnte occurs in german on average 556.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.