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Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle gelies
(regular verb)
To be
Sg. 1 sinn
Sg. 2 bass
Sg. 3 ass
Plate 1 sinn
Plate 2 sidd
Plate 3 sinn
(When speaking in the future, we sometimes replace the verb sinn is replaced with ginn)
to become [to start to be]
Tomorrow it will rain
I became a father last week
Yesterday there was an accident in our street
Ginn
Sg. 1 ginn
Sg. 2 gëss
Sg. 3 gëtt
Pl. 1 ginn
Pl. 2 gitt
Pl. 3 ginn
Use the imperfect past tense
PAST SIMPLE
Sg. 1 gouf (mech)
Sg. 2 goufs (dech)
Sg. 3 gouf (sech)
Pl. 1 goufen (eis)
Pl. 2 gouft (iech)
Pl. 3 goufen (sech)
Muer gëtt et Reen
Ech gouf lescht Woch e Papp.
Gëschter gouf et en Accident an eiser Stroos
(When speaking in the future, we sometimes replace the verb sinn is replaced with ginn)
to buy
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle kaaft/kaf
Sg. 1 kafen
Sg. 2 keefs
Sg. 3 keeft
Plate 1 kafen
Plate 2 kaaft
Plate 3 kafen
to buy groceries / to shop
akafen
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle akaaft/akaf
PRESENT SIMPLE
Sg. 1 kafen an
Sg. 2 keefs an
Sg. 3 keeft an
Pl. 1 kafen an
Pl. 2 kaaft an
Pl. 3 kafen an
to can (to be able to)
I could sleep all day
Sg. 1 kann
Sg. 2 kanns
Sg. 3 kann
Pl. 1 kënnen
Pl. 2 kënnt
Pl. 3 kënnen
PAST SIMPLE
Sg. 1 konnt
Sg. 2 konnts
Sg. 3 konnt
Pl. 1 konnten
Pl. 2 konnt
Pl. 3 konnten
1ST CONDITIONAL
Sg. 1 kéint
(In negation, the ‘net’ should be before the 2nd verb in the infinitive form at end, not after the modal Verb)
Ech kéint ganzen Dag schlofen
to come
Kommen
Auxiliary Verb sinn, Past participle komm
Sg. 1 kommen
Sg. 2 kënns
Sg. 3 kënnt
Pl. 1 kommen
Pl. 2 kommt
Pl. 3 kommen
to cook
kachen
Auxiliary Verbhunn, Past participlegekacht
to drink
drénken
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle gedronk
to drive
Fueren
Auxiliary Verb sinn, Past participle gefuer
Imperative: Fuer
Sg. 1 fueren
Sg. 2 fiers
Sg. 3 fiert
Pl. 1 fueren
Pl. 2 fuert
Pl. 3 fueren
to drive home
Sg. 1 fueren heem
Sg. 2 fiers heem
Sg. 3 fiert heem
Pl. 1 fueren heem
Pl. 2 fuert heem
Pl. 3 fueren heem
to eat
Sg. 1 iessen
Sg. 2 ëss
Sg. 3 ësst
Pl. 1 iessen
Pl. 2 iesst
Pl. 3 iessen
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle giess
to get dressed
Sg. 1 doen / dinn un
Sg. 2 dees un
Sg. 3 deet un
Pl. 1 doen / dinn un
Pl. 2 dot / ditt un
Pl. 3 doen / dinn u
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle ugedoen
am Summer dinn ech praktesch nëmme kuerz Boxen un
ech dinn de Sonnebrëll un
to go
Goen
Imperative: géi
Auxiliary Verb sinn, Past participle gaangen/gaang
Sg. 1 ginn
Sg. 2 gees
Sg. 3 geet
Pl. 1 ginn
Pl. 2 gitt
Pl. 3 ginn
to go for a walk
spadséiere goen
to have
We had a lot of fun
I was busy
What do you replace (to have) with when talking about the future?
Hunn
Sg. 1 hunn (mech)
Sg. 2 hues (dech)
Sg. 3 huet (sech)
Pl. 1 hunn (eis)
Pl. 2 hutt (iech)
Pl. 3 hunn (sech)
PAST SIMPLE
Sg. 1 hat (mech)
Sg. 2 has (dech)
Sg. 3 hat (sech)
Pl. 1 haten (eis)
Pl. 2 hat (iech)
Pl. 3 haten (sech)
Mir hate vill Spass
ech hat vill ze dinn
(When speaking in the future, we sometimes replace the verb hunn is replaced with kréien)
to listen
lauschteren
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle gelauschtert
to live
wunnen
Auxiliary Verbhunn, Past participlegewunnt
to make / do
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle gemaach/gemaacht
Sg. 1 maachen (mech)
Sg. 2 méchs (dech)
Sg. 3 mécht (sech)
Pl. 1 maachen (eis)
Pl. 2 maacht (iech)
Pl. 3 maachen (sech)
to meet
Sg. 1 treffen (mech)
Sg. 2 trëffs (dech)
Sg. 3 trëfft (sech)
Pl. 1 treffen (eis)
Pl. 2 trefft (iech)
Pl. 3 treffen (sech)
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle getraff
muer treffen ech de Proprietär vum Haus, an deem ech wunnen, well ech Schimmel am Buedzëmmer hunn
mir treffen eis um aacht Auer op der Gare
d’Membere vum Conseil hu sech getraff, fir iwwer eng Rei Problemer ze diskutéieren
to say
How do one say “shop” in Luxembourgish?
What did you say?
Requires the Dativ case
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle gesot
Sg. 1 soen
Sg. 2 sees
Sg. 3 seet
Pl. 1 soen
Pl. 2 sot
Pl. 3 soen
Wéi seet een “shop” op Lëtzbuergesch?
Wat hues du gesot?
jidderee soll d’Méiglechkeet kréien, seng Meenung ze soen
hie seet ëmmer riichteraus, wat en denkt
so deng Iddi haart, se ass gutt!
esou eppes seet een net!
to speak
schwätzen
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle geschwat
to take
Huelen
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle geholl
Imperative: huel
Sg. 1 huelen
Sg. 2 hëls
Sg. 3 hëlt
Pl. 1 huelen
Pl. 2 huelt
Pl. 3 huelen
to think (give your opinion)
mengen
Auxiliary Verbhunn, Past participlegemengt
Ech mengen, dat ass an der Stad.
Ech mengen, dat ass de Maart an der
Stad
Ech mengen, d’Persoune sinn doheem,
an zwar an der Stuff.
to think (to find/feel)
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle fonnt
Sg. 1 fannen
Sg. 2 fënns
Sg. 3 fënnt
Pl. 1 fannen
Pl. 2 fannt
Pl. 3 fannen
to try
probéieren
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle probéiert
to use
benotzen
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle benotzt
to wake up
I wake up everyday at 6AM
erwächen
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle erwächt
Ech erwächen all Dag um 6 Auer
to walk / to stroll
trëppelen
Hëllefs verb hunn, Participe passé getrëppelt
to watch
kucken
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle gekuckt
to wear
I’m wearing a red Pullover
Unhunn
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle ugehat
Sg. 1 hunn un
Sg. 2 hues un
Sg. 3 huet un
Pl. 1 hunn un
Pl. 2 hutt un
Pl. 3 hunn un
Ech hunn e roude Pullover un
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fréier haten d’Schoulkanner all Schiertecher un
wéinst de gëftegen Dämp mussen d’Aarbechter eng Gasmask unhunn
to work
I work at a bank
I work for EIB
schaffen
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle geschafft
Ech schaffen op enger Bank
Ech schaffen bei/fir EIB
To look (like)
Ausgesinn
Auxiliary Verbhunn, Past participle ausgesinn
Sg. 1 gesinn aus
Sg. 2 gesäis aus
Sg. 3 gesäit aus
Pl. 1 gesinn aus
Pl. 2 gesitt aus
Pl. 3 gesinn aus
si gesi frou aus.
They look happy
To turn on
I turned on the computer
umaachen
Auxiliary Verbhunn, Past participleugemaach/ugemaacht
Ech hunn de Computer ugemaach
To turn off
I turned off the tv
Ausmaachen
Auxiliary Verbhunn, Past participleausgemaach/ausgemaacht
Ech hunn d’Telee ausgemaach
To open
I opened the door
opmaachen
Auxiliary Verbhunn, Past participle opgemaach/opgemaacht
Ech hunn d’Dier opgemaach
To close/shut
I closed the door
Zoumaachen
Auxiliary Verbhunn, Past participlezougemaach/zougemaacht
Ech hunn d’Dier zougemaach
To comb/brush hair
Sech kämmen
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle gekämmt
To take off clothes
Sech ausdoen
To call/phone
I called the resturant to reserve a table
Uruffen
Auxiliary Verbhunn, Past participle ugeruff
Sg. 1 ruffen un
Sg. 2 riffs un
Sg. 3 rifft un
Pl. 1 ruffen un
Pl. 2 rufft un
Pl. 3 ruffen un
Ech hunn an de Restaurant ugeruff, fir en Dësch ze reservéieren
To start/begin
I start work at 9AM
I start my course at 9AM
I start the meeting
ufänken
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle ugefaangen/ugefaang
Um néng Auer fänken ech (mat schaffen) un
Ech fänken um 9 Auer mam Cours un
Ech fänken d’Reunioun un
To last
The film last 3 hours
How long is your lunch break?
daueren
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle gedauert
PRESENT SIMPLE
Sg. 3 dauert
Pl. 3 daueren
De Film dauert 3 Stonnen
Wéi laang dauert däi Mëttegiessen?
To set off/leave
The train left at 10AM
Fortfueren, fortkommen
Auxiliary Verb sinn, Past participle fortgefuer
Auxiliary Verb sinn, Past participle fortkomm
De Zuch fiert um 10 Auer fueren
Ech fuere mam Auto fort
To visit (a person)
I go to visit my grandma twice a week
Besichen
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle besicht
ech gi meng Bom zweemol d’Woch besichen
To order/request
bestellen
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle bestallt
To take (carry with one), to take away(food from resturarant), to give a lift in a car
You are taking a gift with you
mathuelen
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle matgeholl
Du hëls e Kaddo mat
Past tense of hunn
ech hat
du has
hien/hatt/si hat
mir haten
dir/Dir hat
si haten
Past tense of sinn
ech war
du waars
hien/hatt/si war
mir waren
dir/Dir waart
si waren
Ech war bis 5 Auer um Buro
Wou ass hien? Buttek
Masculine
am Buttek
Wou or any positional verb like sinn and others are always dative
am = an dem
Wou ass hien? Creche
Feminine
an der Creche
Wou or any positional verb like sinn and others are always dative
Wou ass hien? Gebai
Neutral
am Gebai
Wou or any positional verb like sinn and others are always dative
am = an dem
Wou ass hien? Ministere
Masculine
um Ministere
Wou or any positional verb like sinn and others are always dative
um = op dem
Wou ass hien? Post
Feminine
op der Post
Wou or any positional verb like sinn and others are always dative
Wou ass hien? Police Station
Masc.
um Policebüro
Wou or any positional verb like sinn and others are always dative
um = op dem
Wou ass hien? Dokter
Masculine
beim Dokter
Wou or any positional verb like sinn and others are always dativebeim =
beim = bei dem
Wou ass hien? Nopesch
Feminine
bei der Nopesch
Wou or any positional verb like sinn and others are always dative
Wou ass hien? Nadine
Neutral
beim Nadine
Wou or any positional verb like sinn and others are always dative
beim = bei dem
Wuer ass hien? Buttek
Masculine
an de Buttek
Wuer and any movement verb like ginn, fueren etc are non-dativ
Wuer ass hien? Creche
Feminine
an d’Creche
Wuer and any movement verb like ginn, fueren etc are non-dativ
Wuer ass hien? Gebai
Neutral
an d’Gebai
Wuer ass hien? Ministere
Masculine
op de Ministere
Wuer and any movement verb like ginn, fueren etc are non-dativ
Wuer ass hien? Post
Feminine
op d’Post
Wuer and any movement verb like ginn, fueren etc are non-dativ
Wuer ass hien? Kommissariat
Neutral
op d’Kommissariat
Wuer and any movement verb like ginn, fueren etc are non-dativ
Wuer ass hien? Dokter
Masculine
bei den Dokter
Wuer and any movement verb like ginn, fueren etc are non-dativ
Wuer ass hien? Nopesch
Feminine
Bei d’Nopesch
Wuer and any movement verb like ginn, fueren etc are non-dativ
Wuer ass hien? Nadine
Neutral
bei d’Nadine
Wuer and any movement verb like ginn, fueren etc are non-dativ
to stay/remain in a place
bleiwen
Auxiliary Verb sinn, Past participle bliwwen
Sg. 1 bleiwen
Sg. 2 bleifs
Sg. 3 bleift
Pl. 1 bleiwen
Pl. 2 bleift
Pl. 3 bleiwen
Um wei vill Auer bleifs du doheem?
to prepare/to make ready for
I’m preparing the meeting
virbereeden
Ech bereeden d’Reunioun vir
To reserve
reservéieren
Ech hunn de Restuartant uruffen fir eng Desch ze reserveieren
To go back
zeréckgoen
Ech ginn op de Buro zereck
To ring (bell, alarm etc…)
Rabbelen
Um 5:30 Auer rabbelt de Wecker
To receive/to get
Tomorrow we will get rain
The kids get a lot of social contact in the nursery
kréien
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle kritt
Sg. 1 kréien
Sg. 2 kriss
Sg. 3 kritt
Pl. 1 kréien
Pl. 2 kritt
Pl. 3 kréien
Muer kréie mir Reen
(When speaking in the future, we sometimes replace the verb hunn is replaced with kréien)
An der Creche kréien d’Kanner vill sozial Kontaker
To spend/pass time
I’m spending a lot of time at home
verbréngen
Auxiliary Verbhunn, Past participleverbruecht
Ech verbréngen vill Zäit doheem
to name/list
nennen
to compare
vergläichen
To arrive
ukommen
To travel
reesen
Auxiliary Verb sinn, Past participle gereest
To wash/clean
wäschen
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle gewäsch
To wash/clean
wäschen
Auxiliary Verb hunn, Past participle gewäsch
to rise/stand up/get up
I get off the bed at 7 AM
opstoen
Auxiliary Verb sinn, Past participle opgestanen/opgestan
Sg. 1 stinn op
Sg. 2 stees op
Sg. 3 steet op
Pl. 1 stinn op
Pl. 2 stitt op
Pl. 3 stinn op
Ech stinn um 7 Auer op
To go with/accompany?
Are you going with me to the swimming pool?
Matgoen
Gees du mat an d’Schwamm?
To contact
kontaktéieren