erkänna

Swedish

Etymology

From German erkennen or Low German erkennen. Cognate with German erkende, Norwegian Bokmål erkjenne, Norwegian Nynorsk erkjenne, erkjenna, Dutch erkennen and Luxembourgish erkennen. Equivalent to er- +‎ känna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeːrˌɕɛn.na/
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Verb

erkänna (present erkänner, preterite erkände, supine erkänt, imperative erkänn)

  1. admit; to concede as true
  2. recognize; acknowledge the existence of
  3. recognize; realize or discover the nature of something

Conjugation
Conjugation of erkänna (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive erkänna erkännas
Supine erkänt erkänts
Imperative erkänn —
Imper. plural1 erkännen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative erkänner erkände erkänns, erkännes erkändes
Ind. plural1 erkänna erkände erkännas erkändes
Subjunctive2 erkänne erkände erkännes erkändes
Participles
Present participle erkännande
Past participle erkänd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
  • erkänsla

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