"I could eat this fish sandwich."
Translation:Ich könnte dieses Fischsandwich essen.
January 3, 2013
5 Comments
While I do get it right every single time, I couldn't pinpoint the exact difference between "konnte" and "könnte."
January 3, 2013
"konnte" is past indicative and "könnte" is subjunctive (past) http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/k%C3%B6nnen#German
January 4, 2013
Konnte is the normal past tense. Könnte is more like a possibility or philosophical statement. It's kinda like the difference between "when I was a teacher..." and "if I were a teacher..." One is past tense, the other is more a philosophical statement (which is named the subjunctive). It's hard to explain without using the "greek". Sorry, I hope you get it though!
January 25, 2013
