dürfen

Meaning

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

Concepts

may

can

be able to

dare

be allowed to

should

durst

dared

be permitted

be allowed

be authorized to

be entitled to

be justified to

be permitted to

allowable

no objection

it doesn’t matter

no problem

be allow

must

be bold

make bold

pretend

stake

venture

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdʏrfən/

Etymology

From Middle High German dürfen, durfen, from Old High German durfan, from Proto-West Germanic *þurban, cognate with Ancient Greek τέρπω (térpō, “I delight, please”), English tharf.

Sentences

Das ist das eine , das dürfen wir nicht vergessen .

That is one thing that we should not forget.

Wir dürfen nicht weichen .

We have to stand our ground.

Auf keinen Fall dürfen Antibiotika routinemäßig oder vorbeugend eingesetzt werden .

Under no circumstances should antibiotics be used routinely or preventively.

In einigen Bundesstaaten der Vereinigten Staaten dürfen "Limited Partner " jedoch in die Geschäftsführung eingreifen .

In some states of the United States, however, "limited partners" are allowed to intervene in the management.

Freiheitsentzug und Beschränkung der freien Lebensgestaltung dürfen nur aufgrund einer gesetzlichen Grundlage erfolgen .

Deprivation of liberty and restriction of free living may only take place on a legal basis.