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dören

dören

See also: doren, Doren, and døren

Low German

Verb

dören (third-person singular simple present döört, past tense dörs, past participle dörst, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (auxiliary) to dare, venture
    Woso döörst du?
    How do you dare?
  2. (auxiliary) be allowed to, be permitted to
    Du döörst nich so laat (to) gahn
    You're not allowed to go that late.

Conjugation

Usage notes

Dören is sometimes confounded or merged with dörven.

The preterite form are sometimes used instead of the normal present forms.

Synonyms