darf

Meaning

first/third-person present of dürfen

Frequency

A1

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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) to must, to have to
  5. (obsolete,preterite-present,transitive,with-genitive) to need, to require

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