dürfen
may, to be allowed to
Ranks #117 by frequency — outside the core hundred, but common in everyday life.
- Type
- verb
- Frequency rank
- #117
- Per million words
- 637
In a sentence
Darf ich hier sitzen?May I sit here?
Conjugation
Present tense of dürfen, plus the forms you need to talk about the past.
| ich — I | darf |
|---|---|
| du — you | darfst |
| er/sie/es — he / she / it | darf |
| wir — we | dürfen |
| ihr — you (plural) | dürft |
| sie — they | dürfen |
| Perfect | hat gedurft |
| Simple past | durfte |
Forms its perfect tense with haben.
Related words
Other words of the same kind, at nearby frequency:
- trinken to drink
- essen to eat
- verstehen to understand
- sprechen to speak
- nehmen to take
- wissen to know (a fact)
Practise this word
dürfen is in the free trainer along with the rest of the list — flashcards, multiple choice, listening practice and spaced review. No account needed.