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
Sentence BreakdownWord
Translation
Role
- SieTheyPronoun
- durftenwere allowedSimple past of 'dürfen'
- nichtnotNegation
- draußenoutsideAdverb
- spielenplayInfinitive verb
Grammar Point
Präteritum von 'dürfen' (Modalverb)
Variations
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.
FAQ
How do you say "They were not allowed to play outside." in German?
"They were not allowed to play outside." in German is "Sie durften nicht draußen spielen." (Zee doorf-ten nisht drow-sen shpee-len.).
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Es regnete den ganzen Tag.
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Wir hatten viel Spaß.
Veer hat-ten feel shpas.
He told me the truth.
Er hat mir die Wahrheit gesagt.
Ayr hat meer dee vahr-hayt geh-zahgt.
I fell asleep yesterday evening.
Ich bin gestern Abend eingeschlafen.
Ish bin gess-tern ah-bent eye-n-geh-shlah-fen.
We had a nice weekend.
Wir hatten ein schönes Wochenende.
Veer hat-ten eye-nen shö-nes wokh-en-end.
He understood the problem.
Er hat das Problem verstanden.
Ayr hat das pro-blehm fer-shtahn-den.
