A2Grammar
Sie durften nicht draußen spielen.
They were not allowed to play outside.
In German
Sie durften nicht draußen spielen.
Zee doorf-ten nisht drow-sen shpee-len.
🇬🇧 English
They were not allowed to play outside.
🇪🇸 Español
No se les permitió jugar fuera.
🇮🇹 Italiano
Non era loro permesso giocare fuori.
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Sie | They | Pronoun |
| durften | were allowed | Simple past of 'dürfen' |
| nicht | not | Negation |
| draußen | outside | Adverb |
| spielen | play | Infinitive verb |
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Grammar Point
Präteritum von 'dürfen' (Modalverb)
Variations
Draußen spielen durften sie nicht.
Outside play they were not allowed to.
Es war ihnen verboten, draußen zu spielen.
It was forbidden for them to play outside.