In German there are 3 forms for "you"
1. familiar, singuar: du
2. Familiar, plural : ihr
3. Formal/polite, singular and plural: Sie (mind the capital(!) because it is grammatically the 3rd person plural, and that's the way to distinguish it in writing.
Your sentence means that the speaker is inviting you to use the familiar form "du", and already does so to address you..
The normal thing for strangers is to use the formal "Sie"
it just means 'you can call me 'you'' 'du' is the equivalent to old english 'thou' - it's what you would say to an acquaintance, friend, or relative.
'sie' is the much more formal form of addressing someone, such as an old person, a doctor, or someone you have only just met.
so this person is saying that they consider you an equal, and on good terms, because you can 'duzen' - or call him 'du'.
:-)German to english translation?
"darfst" is a slang for %26gt; "you can say you to me /or it's okay to say you to me/ or you are allowed to say you to me /or if you like you can say you to me!
Remember in the german language there are 2 ways to say you to someone " SIE or DU
im not sure that does make sense actuaally, although im not german i have learnt it for 2 years. I think its in the wrong word order maybe..German to english translation?
If you may say with pleasure to me.
That's what I got on a website, maybe it means if you say please?
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