1 德语情态动词用法 1
dü rfen (to be permitted, may) Present: Darf ich rauchen
May I smoke
Past/Preterite: Er durfte das nicht
He wasn't permitted to do that
Perfect/Perfekt: Er hat dort nicht parken dü rfen
He was not permitted to park there
Past Perfect/Plusquamperfekt: Wir hatten das damals machen dü rfen
We had been allowed to do that back then
Future/Futur: Wir werden das machen dü rfen
We will be allowed to do that
Subjunctive/Konjunktiv: Wenn ich dü rfte
If I were permitted
NOTE: For all modals with umlauts, the simple past (preterite/Imperfekt) has no umlaut, but the subjunctive form always has an umlaut
Sample Idiomatic Expressions: Was darf es sein
May I help you
(store clerk) Wenn ich bitten darf
If you please
kö nnen (to be able, can, know) Present: E