Sentence examples of "Darf" in German with translation "be allowed to"

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Rosie durfte bis elf aufbleiben. Rosie was allowed to stay up till eleven o'clock.
Wir durften entweder Englisch oder Japanisch sprechen. We were allowed to speak either in English or in Japanese.
Du brauchst einen Führerschein, um fahren zu dürfen. To be allowed to drive you need a licence.
Ich verstehe nicht, warum die Kinder an einem so schönen Tag nicht draußen spielen dürfen. What I don't understand is why the children aren't being allowed to play outside on such a nice day.
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