fortgoen
Luxembourgish verb conjugation — to leave · /fˈɔʀtɡoːən/
French s'en aller, partir · German weggehen · Portuguese ir-se embora, partir
In short: ech gi fort, du gees fort, hien geet fort, mir gi fort, dir gitt fort, si gi fort — and in the past, ech si fortgaangen / fortgaang.
Present
Presens
| ech | gi fort |
| du | gees fort |
| hien / hatt / et | geet fort |
| mir | gi fort |
| dir | gitt fort |
| si | gi fort |
Perfect
Passé composé — the everyday past
| ech | si fortgaangen / fortgaang |
| du | bass fortgaangen / fortgaang |
| hien / hatt / et | ass fortgaangen / fortgaang |
| mir | si fortgaangen / fortgaang |
| dir | sidd fortgaangen / fortgaang |
| si | si fortgaangen / fortgaang |
Simple past
Imperfekt — used with a few verbs only
| ech | goung fort |
| du | goungs fort |
| hien / hatt / et | goung fort |
| mir | gounge fort |
| dir | goungt fort |
| si | gounge fort |
Past perfect
Plusquamperfekt
| ech | war fortgaangen / fortgaang |
| du | waars fortgaangen / fortgaang |
| hien / hatt / et | war fortgaangen / fortgaang |
| mir | ware fortgaangen / fortgaang |
| dir | waart fortgaangen / fortgaang |
| si | ware fortgaangen / fortgaang |
Conditional
Konditional
| ech | géing fort |
| du | géings fort |
| hien / hatt / et | géing fort |
| mir | géinge fort |
| dir | géingt fort |
| si | géinge fort |
Conditional perfect
would have …
| ech | wier fortgaangen / fortgaang |
| du | wiers fortgaangen / fortgaang |
| hien / hatt / et | wier fortgaangen / fortgaang |
| mir | wiere fortgaangen / fortgaang |
| dir | wiert fortgaangen / fortgaang |
| si | wiere fortgaangen / fortgaang |
Imperative
Commands
| du | géi fort! |
| dir | gitt fort! |
fortgoen in sentences
- wéi ech wollt fortgoen, hunn ech mäin Autosschlëssel net méi fonnt
Read by native speakers for the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire.
Questions about fortgoen
How do you conjugate fortgoen in the present tense?
ech gi fort, du gees fort, hien / hatt / et geet fort, mir gi fort, dir gitt fort, si gi fort.
What is the past participle of fortgoen?
fortgaangen / fortgaang.
Does fortgoen take hunn or sinn in the perfect?
sinn: ech si fortgaangen / fortgaang.
How do you say "I leave" in Luxembourgish?
Ech gi fort.
Does fortgoen have a simple past?
Yes: ech goung fort, du goungs fort, hien goung fort. Most Luxembourgish verbs use only the perfect.
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