konnten Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “could” is konnten. Examples of "could" in use There are 2 examples of the German word for "could" being used: Recording English German Learn We’re glad you were able to come. Wir freuen uns, dass Sie kommen konnten. Learn Why couldn’t we get through that barrier? Warum konnten wir diese Barriere nicht durchdringen? Learn Practice Lesson "could" Practice (3) Lesson Learn Lesson words could etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases We’re glad you were able to come., Why couldn’t we get through that barrier? etc. View all lesson phrases Acknowledgements Audio Google text-to-speech