darfs

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German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daʁfs/
  • Hyphenation: darfs

Contraction

darfs

  1. contraction of darf es
    • 1843, Brothers Grimm, “Die zwei Brüder”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 2, 5th edition, page 380:
      Nun sprach der König an der königlichen Tafel zu seiner Tochter „was haben die wilden Thiere alle gewollt, die zu dir gekommen und in mein Schloß ein und ausgegangen sind?“ Da antwortete sie „ich darfs nicht sagen, aber schickt hin, und laßt den Herrn dieser Thiere holen, so werdet ihr wohl thun.“
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