verb#156 by frequency

dürfen

/ˈdʏrfən/

to be allowed; to be permitted; may; to be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated

Meanings

1
to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may
- Kinder sollen Kind sein dürfen.
  Children should be allowed to be children.
  Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Ich glaube, das dürften wir nicht.
  I don't think we'd be allowed to do that.
  Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated; may
- Darf ich nach Hause gehen?
  May I go home?
  Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Du darfst nach Hause gehen.
  You may go home.
  Tatoeba · Sudajaengi · CC BY 2.0 FR
3
expresses a prediction with mild doubt, that something is estimated or probablerare
4
must, to have [got] to, gottarare
5
to need, to requirerare