erkänna

== 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 === IPA(key): /ˈeːrˌɕɛn.na/ === Verb === erkänna (present erkänner, preterite erkände, supine erkänt, imperative erkänn) to admit (to wrongdoing) to admit (concede as true, more generally) Synonym: medge (colloquial) Used to introduce a statement the speaker is confident is true, often as a friendly challenge or prompt for agreement. to recognize ((formally) accept the existence of) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== erkänsla === Interjection === erkänna (colloquial) Expression of (friendly) coaxing or prompt for agreement. === References === “erkänna”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “erkänna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “erkänna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)