darf

Meaning

first/third-person present of dürfen

Frequency

New

dürfen

(auxiliary, preterite-present) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may
(intransitive, participle, past, preterite-present, transitive) to be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated; may
(auxiliary, preterite-present, subjunctive-ii) expresses a prediction with mild doubt, that something is estimated or probable
(colloquial, preterite-present) to must, to have to
(obsolete, preterite-present, transitive, with-genitive) to need, to require

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Sentences

An user

Darf ich euch ein
1

Stück
1️⃣

Kuchen
🥧

anbieten ?

May I offer you a piece of cake?

An user

Man
1️⃣

darf nur nicht
🚫

den Fehler machen und zwischendurch aufhören
🛑

.

You just can't make the mistake and stop in between.

An user

Darf ich ihn fragen , was die Grundlage des Vereinigten Königreichs ist ?

May I ask him what is the basis of the United Kingdom?

An user

Dafür ist das " h

" verantwortlich , das im Schriftbild nicht
🚫

vergessen werden darf .

The "h" is responsible for this, which must not be forgotten in the typeface.

An user

Darf ich mir dein Schweißgerät ausleihen ?

May I borrow your welding machine?

An user

Es darf auch keine Ungleichbehandlung einzelner Produkte stattfinden .

There must also be no unequal treatment of individual products.

An user

Bei der grünen Lizenz darf die Musik
🎶

beliebig , also auch kommerziell , verwendet werden .

With the green license, the music may be used as desired, including commercially.