dürfen
A1may; to be allowed
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- may; to be allowed
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dürfen in a sentence
Sie dürfen hier nicht rauchen.
You are not allowed to smoke here.
Conjugation of dürfen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- durfte
- Perfect
- hat gedurft
Where dürfen comes from
gotisch: þaúrban althochdeutsch und mittelhochdeutsch nur belegt in: bidurfin beziehungsweise bedurfen, bedürfen; bis in 18. Jahrhundert daneben: dörfen, selten darfen
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Questions about dürfen
How do you conjugate dürfen?
Present tense: ich darf, du darfst, er darf, wir dürfen, ihr dürft, sie dürfen. Simple past: durfte. Perfect: hat gedurft.
What does dürfen mean in English?
dürfen means "may; to be allowed". For example: "Sie dürfen hier nicht rauchen." — "You are not allowed to smoke here."
What level is dürfen in German?
dürfen is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the permission & prohibition vocabulary.
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