konnte Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “could” is konnte. Examples of "could" in use There are 3 examples of the German word for "could" being used: Recording English German 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 Practice Lesson "could" Practice (3) Lesson Learn Lesson words could etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases I couldn’t find anybody., I wasn’t thinking clearly. etc. View all lesson phrases Acknowledgements Audio Google text-to-speech