Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German durfen, from Old High German durfan, from Proto-West Germanic *þurban.

Compare German dürfen. The u in most forms changed to a due to leveling with the present tense singular forms.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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דאַרפֿן (darfn) (past participle געדאַרפֿט (gedarft))

  1. must, ought, have to
    Synonym: מוזן (muzn)
  2. to require, to need

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