Konjugation von dürfen dürfen (“may, to be allowed to”) is a German verb. It is irregular: some of its forms don't follow the default pattern. It is one of the 25 most frequent verbs in this collection.
How to conjugate dürfen In the Präsens , dürfen runs: ich darf, du darfst, er/sie/es darf, wir dürfen, ihr dürft, sie/Sie dürfen. Note the irregular changes: they don't come from the regular endings, so drill each person separately.
dürfen in a sentence In a sentence, dürfen looks like this: Ich darf das. (“I may do that.”). The example shows the context the form turns up in.
Tenses and CEFR levels This page lists 9 tenses and moods of dürfen , grouped by CEFR level. The Präsens (A1) is free to practise in Verboteca; Premium opens every tense and mood up to the advanced levels.
FAQ What does “dürfen” mean in German? dürfen means “may, to be allowed to”.
Is dürfen regular or irregular? dürfen is an irregular German verb: some of its forms don't follow the regular pattern.
How do you conjugate dürfen in the Präsens? ich darf, du darfst, er/sie/es darf, wir dürfen, ihr dürft, sie/Sie dürfen.
Conjugation tables A1 — Beginner ich darf du darfst er/sie/es darf wir dürfen ihr dürft sie/Sie dürfen
Ich darf das. · I may do that.
ich habe gedurft du hast gedurft er/sie/es hat gedurft wir haben gedurft ihr habt gedurft sie/Sie haben gedurft
Ich habe das gedurft. · I was allowed to do that.
A2 — Elementary ich durfte du durftest er/sie/es durfte wir durften ihr durftet sie/Sie durften
Ich durfte das. · I was allowed to do that.
ich werde dürfen du wirst dürfen er/sie/es wird dürfen wir werden dürfen ihr werdet dürfen sie/Sie werden dürfen
Ich werde das dürfen. · I will be allowed to do that.
B1 — Intermediate ich hatte gedurft du hattest gedurft er/sie/es hatte gedurft wir hatten gedurft ihr hattet gedurft sie/Sie hatten gedurft
Ich hatte das gedurft. · I had been allowed to do that.
ich dürfte du dürftest er/sie/es dürfte wir dürften ihr dürftet sie/Sie dürften
Ich dürfte das. · I would be allowed to do that.
ich hätte gedurft du hättest gedurft er/sie/es hätte gedurft wir hätten gedurft ihr hättet gedurft sie/Sie hätten gedurft
Ich hätte das gedurft. · I would have been allowed to do that.
B2 — Upper Intermediate ich dürfe du dürfest er/sie/es dürfe wir dürfen ihr dürfet sie/Sie dürfen
Ich dürfe das. · I may do that.
ich werde gedurft haben du wirst gedurft haben er/sie/es wird gedurft haben wir werden gedurft haben ihr werdet gedurft haben sie/Sie werden gedurft haben
Ich werde das gedurft haben. · I will have been allowed to do that.
Memorize every form of "dürfen" Verboteca turns each form into a card and brings it back at a growing interval as you keep getting it right.
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