Verbs Flashcards
SINN = to be
Ech sinn Du bass Hien ass Hatt/si ass Mir sinn Dir sidd Si sinn
Imperfect tense
Ech war - I was
To Be
HUNN= to Have
Ech hunn Du hues Hien huet Hatt/si huet Mir hunn Dir hutt Si hunn
imperfect tense
Ech hat= I had
To Have
GOEN= to go
Ech ginn Du gees Hien geet Hatt/si geet Mir ginn Dir gitt Si ginn
Imperfect tense Ech si(nn) gaang - I went, I’ve gone
To go
kennen = I am able to / I can
Ech kann Du kanns Hien kann Hatt/si kann Mir kennen Dir kennt Si kennen
Imperfect tense
Ech konnt = I could
Can
Maachen= to make
Ech maachen Du mechs Hien mecht Hatt/si mecht Mir maachen Dir macht Si maachen
Present perfect
Ech hunn gemaach = I have made/ I made
To make, to do
Ech maachen net vill Sports = I do not do too much sports
Wat hutt dir de leschte Weekend gemaach? What have you done last weekend
Ginn = to become
Ech ginn Du gess Hien gett Hatt/si gett Mir ginn Dir gitt Si ginn
Present perfect Ech si(nn) ginn = i have become
To become
Ech ginn am Martz 42 Joer al = I will become, 42 years old on March
Hien ass denn ginn = he has become thin
Wellen = I want
Ech well Du wells Hien well(t) Hatt/si well(t) Mir wellen Dir wellt Si wellen
Imperfect tense
Ech wollt = I wanted
To want
Ech well Leterbuergesh leieren = I want to learn Luxembourgish
Hatt wollt net mat eis an de Kino kommen = she did not want to come with us at the cinema
Kommen - to come
Ech kommen Du kenns Hien kennt Hatt/si kennt Mir kommen Dir kommt Si kommen
Present perfect Ech si(nn) komm = I came / I’ve come
To come
Ech kommen aus Griecheland = I come from Greece
Ech sinn ze speit op der Aarbecht komm = I came too late at work
Mussen - to must
Ech muss Du muss Hien muss Hatt/si muss Mir mussen Dir musst Si mussen
Present perfect
Ech hunn mussen / missen
To must
Ech muss haut Letzebuergesch leieren. = I must learn Luxembourgish today.
Liesen
Ech liesen Du lies Hien/hatt liest Mir liesen Dir liest Si liesen
To read
Bicher liesen = to read books
Schwammen
To swim
Schwammen goen
Kucken
Ech kucken Du kucks Hien/hatt kuckt Mir kucken Dir kuckt Si kucken
To watch
Ie. Telee kucken
Leieren
Ech leieren Du leiers Hien/hatt leiert Mir leieren Dir leiert Si leieren
To learn
Ie. Letzebuergesch leieren
Lafen
To run
Ie. Lafe goen
Spillen
Ech spillen Du spills Hien/hatt spillt Mir spillen Dir spillt Si spillen
To play
Ie. Mat Kanner spillen