how to pronounce dürfen

/ˈdʏʁfən/

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dürfen is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of dürfen in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… meter abstand halten und dürfen nur noch …”

meanings of dürfen

verb:

To be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated; may.
To be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may.
To must, to have to.
Expresses that something is estimated or probable.

dürfen frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word dürfen occurs in german on average 144.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.