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
Das darf nicht 🚫 nur eine rhetorische Verpflichtung bleiben .
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This should not be allowed to become just a rhetorical commitment.
Die Krankheit darf sich auch nicht 🚫 versehentlich durch verunreinigte Futtermittel verbreiten .
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The disease must not be allowed to spread by accident as a result of contaminated feed.