deafn
Bavarian edit
Alternative forms edit
- diafn (East Central Bavarian)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German dürfen, durfen, from Old High German durfan, from Proto-West Germanic *þurban, cognate with German dürfen, Ancient Greek τέρπω (térpō, “I delight, please”), English tharf.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
deafn (past participle deafn) (West Central Bavarian)
- (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may
- Deaf ma då parkn? ― Is it permitted to park here?
- Deafad I frågn, wånn's Gschäft wieder offn is? ― May I ask when the shop will be open again?
- (intransitive or transitive) to be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated; may
- Jå, des deaf ma. ― Yes, it's allowed.
- (transitive) to get to, to must, to have to
- Und nåchad deaf i ois zåmmglaubn. ― And I get to gather up everything then.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of deafn
| infinitive | deafn | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | subjunctive | |
| 1st person sing. | deaf | - | deafad |
| 2nd person sing. | deafst | - | deafast |
| 3rd person sing. | deaf | - | deafad |
| 1st person plur. | deafn | - | deafadn |
| 2nd person plur. | deafts | - | deafats |
| 3rd person plur. | deafn | - | deafadn |
| imperative sing. | - | ||
| imperative plur. | - | ||
| past participle | deafn | ||
Participle edit
deafn
- past participle of deafn