dürfen

A1 Verb frequency rank #362

What dürfen means

Verb

to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may
to be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated; may
expresses a prediction with mild doubt, that something is estimated or probable
must, to have [got] to, gotta

Forms

dürfen · darf · durfte · hat gedurft (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

dürfen in a sentence

Darf ich sehen, was sich in dem Paket befindet?

May I see what is in the package?

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dürfen is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #362 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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