diafn
Bavarian edit
Alternative forms edit
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
diafn (past participle diafn) (East 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?
- Diafad 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 nåcher deaf i ois zåmmglaubn. ― And I get to gather up everything then.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of diafn
| infinitive | diafn | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | subjunctive | |
| 1st person sing. | deaf | - | deafad, diafad |
| 2nd person sing. | deafst | - | deafast, diafast |
| 3rd person sing. | deaf | - | deafad, diafad |
| 1st person plur. | diafn | - | deafadn, diafadn |
| 2nd person plur. | diafts | - | deafats, diafats |
| 3rd person plur. | diafn | - | deafadn, diafadn |
| imperative sing. | - | ||
| imperative plur. | {{{imp-pl}}} | ||
| past participle | diafn | ||
Participle edit
diafn
- past participle of diafn