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

WordTranslationRole
SieTheyPronoun
durftenwere allowedSimple past of 'dürfen'
nichtnotNegation
draußenoutsideAdverb
spielenplayInfinitive 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.

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