kunne lide

Danish

Etymology

Identical to lide (“to suffer”). The construction with kunne has been taken over from German: han kan ikke lide hende = er kann sie nicht leiden, lit. "he cannot bear her".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰunə ˈliˀ], [kʰu ˈliˀ]

Verb

kunne lide (imperative -, infinitive at kunne lide, present tense kan lide, past tense kunne lide, perfect tense har kunnet lide)

1. to like

   Jeg kunne virkelig godt lide filmen.

   I really liked the movie.