däerfen

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• duerfen, dierfen

Etymology

From Old High German thurfan, from Proto-Germanic *þurbaną. Akin to German dürfen, Dutch durven, Icelandic þurfa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeːʀfen/, [ˈdɛə̯fən]

Verb

däerfen (third-person singular present däerf, preterite duerft, past participle däerfen, past subjunctive dierft, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to be allowed to, may

See also

• kënnen