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Swedish
Etymology
From German erkennen or Low German erkennen. Cognate with Danish erkende, Norwegian Bokmål erkjenne, Norwegian Nynorsk erkjenne, erkjenna, Dutch erkennen and Luxembourgish erkennen. Equivalent to er- + känna.
Pronunciation
Verb
erkänna (present erkänner, preterite erkände, supine erkänt, imperative erkänn)
- to admit (to wrongdoing)
Hon gick till polisen och erkände allt- She went to the police and admitted everything
Han erkände att han fuskat i kebabsåstävlingen- He admitted to having cheated in the kebab sauce competition
- to admit (concede as true, more generally)
- Synonym: medge
Jag måste erkänna att jag inte trodde att det fanns en chans att det skulle fungera- I must admit I didn't think there was a chance that it would work
- to recognize ((formally) accept the existence of)
erkänna ett land- recognize a country
Conjugation
Conjugation of erkänna (weak)
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