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14 October 2014
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darf ich...?
Darf ich mich vorstellen?
May I introduce myself?


This is a polite form of address.

  • darf ich...? here is used with the infinitive form of the verb vorstellen - to introduce. In the same way you can combine darf ich...? with almost any other verb in the same form.


  • vorstellen, or any verb in its place, always sits at the very end of the sentence.


  • darf in darf ich...? comes from the verb dürfen; its full grammatical name is a modal verb
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