How to Say ‘We can’ in German
Können wir
KUR-nen veer
[KUR-nen veer]
💬 Usage Tip: More literally, this means "Can we..." It often starts polite suggestions or requests.
🇩🇪 In Germany: German often uses questions with "können" to sound practical and polite.
Phrase Breakdown
Können
[KUR-nen]
can
From the verb 'können,' meaning 'can' or 'to be able to.' It is used to ask politely for possibility.
Können wir kurz sprechen? Here you see „Können“.
Can we speak briefly? Here you see “can.”
wir
[veer]
we
The pronoun meaning 'we.' It includes the speaker and at least one other person.
Können wir Nummern austauschen? Das Wort „wir“ means us together.
Can we exchange numbers? The word “we” means us together.
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