darf

Meaning

first/third-person present of dürfen

dürfen

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

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Concepts

may

may

Synonyms

kann

Translations

puede

Sentences

Aber leider darf ich dir nicht zu nahe kommen .

But unfortunately, I can't get too close to you.

Darf ich euch ein Stück Kuchen anbieten ?

May I offer you a piece of cake?

Man darf nur nicht den Fehler machen und zwischendurch aufhören .

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

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

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

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.

Darf ich mir dein Schweißgerät ausleihen ?

May I borrow your welding machine?