ginn
Luxembourgish verb conjugation — to give · /ɡin/
French donner · German geben · Portuguese dar
In short: ech ginn (mech), du gëss (dech), hien gëtt (sech), mir ginn (eis), dir gitt (iech), si ginn (sech) — and in the past, ech hunn (mech) ginn.
Present
Presens
| ech | ginn (mech) |
| du | gëss (dech) |
| hien / hatt / et | gëtt (sech) |
| mir | ginn (eis) |
| dir | gitt (iech) |
| si | ginn (sech) |
Perfect
Passé composé — the everyday past
| ech | hunn (mech) ginn |
| du | hues (dech) ginn |
| hien / hatt / et | huet (sech) ginn |
| mir | hunn (eis) ginn |
| dir | hutt (iech) ginn |
| si | hunn (sech) ginn |
Simple past
Imperfekt — used with a few verbs only
| ech | gouf (mech) |
| du | goufs (dech) |
| hien / hatt / et | gouf (sech) |
| mir | goufen (eis) |
| dir | gouft (iech) |
| si | goufen (sech) |
Past perfect
Plusquamperfekt
| ech | hat (mech) ginn |
| du | has (dech) ginn |
| hien / hatt / et | hat (sech) ginn |
| mir | haten (eis) ginn |
| dir | hat (iech) ginn |
| si | haten (sech) ginn |
Conditional
Konditional
| ech | géif (mech) |
| du | géifs (dech) |
| hien / hatt / et | géif (sech) |
| mir | géifen (eis) |
| dir | géift (iech) |
| si | géifen (sech) |
Conditional perfect
would have …
| ech | hätt (mech) ginn |
| du | häss (dech) ginn |
| hien / hatt / et | hätt (sech) ginn |
| mir | hätten (eis) ginn |
| dir | hätt (iech) ginn |
| si | hätten (sech) ginn |
Imperative
Commands
| du | gëff (dech)! |
| dir | gitt (iech)! |
ginn in sentences
- kanns de mer wannechgelift de Läffel ginn?
- meng Nopesch huet mir hiert Kand ze versuerge ginn meng Nopesch huet mir hiert Kand uvertraut
- EGS de Paschtouer huet de Massendénger eng an d' Akaul ginn de Paschtouer huet d' Massendénger an d' Akaul geschloen
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Questions about ginn
How do you conjugate ginn in the present tense?
ech ginn (mech), du gëss (dech), hien / hatt / et gëtt (sech), mir ginn (eis), dir gitt (iech), si ginn (sech).
What is the past participle of ginn?
ginn.
Does ginn take hunn or sinn in the perfect?
hunn: ech hunn (mech) ginn.
How do you say "I give" in Luxembourgish?
Ech ginn (mech).
Does ginn have a simple past?
Yes: ech gouf (mech), du goufs (dech), hien gouf (sech). Most Luxembourgish verbs use only the perfect.
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