A2Grammar
Er konnte gut schwimmen.
He could swim well.
In German
Er konnte gut schwimmen.
Ayr konn-tuh goot shwim-men.
🇬🇧 English
He could swim well.
🇪🇸 Español
Él sabía nadar bien.
🇮🇹 Italiano
Sapeva nuotare bene.
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Er | He | Pronoun |
| konnte | could | Simple past of 'können' |
| gut | well | Adverb |
| schwimmen | swim | Infinitive verb |
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Grammar Point
Präteritum von 'können' (Modalverb)
Variations
Er war gut im Schwimmen.
He was good at swimming.
Schwimmen konnte er gut.
He could swim well (inverted).