{"id":125,"date":"2024-01-01T14:45:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T14:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/?p=125"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:44:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:44:42","slug":"die-modalverben-sollen-und-durfen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/01\/die-modalverben-sollen-und-durfen\/","title":{"rendered":"Die Modalverben sollen und d\u00fcrfen"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

German Modal Verbs: How to Use “Sollen” and “D\u00fcrfen” (A1 Guide)<\/h2>\r\n

In German, modal verbs<\/b> help you express what you can<\/i>, must<\/i>, should<\/i>, or are allowed<\/i> to do. They are very important for everyday conversations. Today, we will learn two very common modal verbs: sollen<\/b> and d\u00fcrfen<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n

1. Sollen (Should \/ Ought to)<\/h3>\r\n

We use sollen<\/b> when someone gives us advice, a task, or an obligation.<\/p>\r\n

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    Meaning:<\/b> Should \/ Supposed to<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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    Example 1:<\/b> “Du sollst fr\u00fcher kommen.” (You should come earlier.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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    Example 2:<\/b> “Wir sollen sp\u00e4ter gehen.” (We are supposed to go later.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n

    2. D\u00fcrfen (May \/ To be allowed to)<\/h3>\r\n

    We use d\u00fcrfen<\/b> when we talk about permission or rules. It answers the question: Am I allowed to do this?<\/i><\/p>\r\n

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      Meaning:<\/b> May \/ Can (with permission)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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      Example 1:<\/b> “Du darfst hier parken.” (You may park here. \/ You are allowed to park here.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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      Example 2:<\/b> “Wir d\u00fcrfen das machen.” (We can do that. \/ We have permission to do that.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n

      A1 Grammar Tip: Word Order (Wortstellung)<\/h3>\r\n

      When you use a modal verb, it takes the position 2<\/b> in the sentence. The second verb goes all the way to the end of the sentence<\/b> in its basic form (infinitive).<\/p>\r\n

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      Structure:<\/b> Subject + Modal Verb<\/b> + … + Infinitive Verb<\/b><\/p>\r\n

      Example:<\/i> Du darfst<\/b> hier parken<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

      Simple Cheat Sheet<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
      German Verb<\/strong><\/td>\r\nEnglish Meaning<\/strong><\/td>\r\nWhen to use it?<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
      sollen<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\nshould<\/span><\/td>\r\nAdvice \/ Duty<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
      d\u00fcrfen<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\nmay \/ allowed to<\/span><\/td>\r\nPermission \/ Rules<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

      Practice Sentences for Beginners<\/h3>\r\n

      Try to say these aloud:<\/p>\r\n

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        Hier darf man nicht rauchen.<\/i> (You are not allowed to smoke here.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

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        Was soll ich machen?<\/i> (What should I do?)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n

        With these two verbs, your German will instantly sound more natural!<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        German Modal Verbs: How to Use “Sollen” and “D\u00fcrfen” (A1 Guide) In German, modal verbs help you express what you can, must, should, or are allowed to do. They are very important for everyday conversations. Today, we will learn two very common modal verbs: sollen and d\u00fcrfen. 1. Sollen (Should \/ Ought to) We use […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a1-grammar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2021,"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125\/revisions\/2021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}