durfte

Meaning

first/third-person singular preterite of dürfen

was allowed

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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Dieser Titel durfte jedoch später in Polen

nicht
🚫

geführt werden .

However, this title was not allowed to be held in Poland later.

Die zweite
2nd

Brücke durfte von jedem überquert werden .

The second bridge could be crossed by anyone.

Der Gast durfte nicht
🚫

selbst antworten , sondern nur nicken oder den Kopf schütteln .

The guest was not allowed to answer themselves, but only nod or shake their head.

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