dürfen Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “may” is dürfen. Examples of "may" in use There are 4 examples of the German word for "may" being used: Recording English German Learn We can’t lose him. Wir dürfen ihn nicht verlieren. Learn We can’t fail again. Wir dürfen nicht noch einmal scheitern. Learn You can’t be afraid to fail. Sie dürfen keine Angst vor dem Scheitern haben. Learn We must not choose between atrocities. Wir dürfen nicht zwischen Gräueltaten wählen. Learn Practice Lesson "may" Practice (5) Lesson Learn Lesson words may etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases We can’t fail again., We can’t lose him., We must not choose between atrocities., You can’t be afraid to fail. etc. View all lesson phrases Themed Courses Miscellaneous 65 Miscellaneous 67 Acknowledgements Audio Google text-to-speech