How to Say ‘Can we’ in German
Können wir
KUR-nen veer
[KUR-nen veer]
💬 Usage Tip: [können] changes with the subject: [wir können], [Sie können], [ich kann]. That same pattern appears in requests like [Können wir reservieren?] and [Kann ich bezahlen?]
Phrase Breakdown
Können
[KUR-nen]
can
Modal verb used to ask permission politely.
Können wir am Fenster reservieren?
Can we reserve by the window?
wir
[veer]
we
First-person plural pronoun referring to the speakers.
Können wir etwas früher kommen?
Can we come a bit earlier?
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