gekonnt
Translation
skillful, skilled, masterly, adept
Examples
Das war eine gekonnte Antwort.
That was a skillful answer.
Er hat das Problem gekonnt gelöst.
He solved the problem skillfully.
Ich habe das nicht gekonnt.
I wasn't able to do that.
Grammar Patterns
a skillful ((noun)) a skillful... That was a skillful answer.
to ((verb)) ((sth.)) skillfully to solve sth. skillfully Er hat das Problem gekonnt gelöst.
((sb.)) was able to do ((sth.)) ((sb.)) was able to do ((sth.)) I was not able to do that.
Similar Words
Synonyms: geschickt (skillful), fähig (capable); Antonyms: ungeschickt (clumsy)
Etymology
From the modal verb 'können' (to be able to, can). It implies something was done with ability.
Memory Tips
If you 'kann' (can) do something, you do it in a 'gekonnt' (skillful) way. It's the result of ability.