konnte Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “could” is konnte. Examples of "could" in use There are 13 examples of the German word for "could" being used: Recording English German Learn She didn’t know what she could do here. Sie wusste nicht, was sie hier tun konnte. Learn She wasn’t able to meet him. Sie konnte ihn nicht treffen. Learn She could see into the room. Sie konnte in den Raum sehen. Learn before he could say anything else bevor er noch etwas sagen konnte Learn It was the only thing I could do. Es war das Einzige, was ich tun konnte. Learn Tom wasn’t able to hide his excitement. Tom konnte seine Aufregung nicht verbergen. Learn I wasn’t thinking clearly. Ich konnte nicht klar denken. Learn I couldn’t find anybody. Ich konnte niemanden finden. Learn She couldn’t squat for long. Sie konnte nicht lange in der Hocke bleiben. Learn I couldn’t anticipate that that would happen. Ich konnte nicht vorhersehen, dass das passieren würde. Learn Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last » Practice Lesson "could" Practice (10) Lesson Learn Lesson words could etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases before he could say anything else, Bob could not control his anger., I couldn’t anticipate that that would happen., I couldn’t find anybody., I wasn’t thinking clearly., She could see into the room., She couldn’t squat for long., She wasn’t able to meet him., Tom wasn’t able to hide his excitement. etc. View all lesson phrases Themed Courses Miscellaneous 23 Part of Speech Courses Verbs 10 Acknowledgements Audio Google text-to-speech