German language construction

können + sprechen

Translation

can speak

Text examples

Text:Ich kann Deutsch sprechen.
Translation:I can speak German.

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können + sprechen is a grammatical construction of the German language. Translation into English: can speak. Difficulty level — A2. Ready-made constructions help you build phrases correctly, taking word order and government into account, and speak in whole turns of phrase rather than translating each word separately.

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