dürfte

first/third-person singular subjunctive II 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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Sentences

Das dürfte erklären , warum diese Strategie nur von Marktführern und Monopolisten angewendet wird .

This should explain why this strategy is only used by market leaders and monopolists.

Dieser Bericht dürfte wohl zu den kontroversesten und schwierigsten Kompromissen zählen .

This report is probably one of the most controversial and difficult compromises.