how to pronounce kann

/kan/

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kann is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of kann in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… was man ja tut dann kann man das ja auch …”

meanings of kann

verb:

First/third-person singular present of können.

kann frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word kann occurs in german on average 3052.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.