goen
Luxembourgish verb conjugation — to go · /ɡˈoːən/
French marcher, aller · German gehen · Portuguese caminhar, andar
In short: ech ginn, du gees, hien geet, mir ginn, dir gitt, si ginn — and in the past, ech si gaangen / gaang.
Present
Presens
| ech | ginn |
| du | gees |
| hien / hatt / et | geet |
| mir | ginn |
| dir | gitt |
| si | ginn |
Perfect
Passé composé — the everyday past
| ech | si gaangen / gaang |
| du | bass gaangen / gaang |
| hien / hatt / et | ass gaangen / gaang |
| mir | si gaangen / gaang |
| dir | sidd gaangen / gaang |
| si | si gaangen / gaang |
Simple past
Imperfekt — used with a few verbs only
| ech | goung |
| du | goungs |
| hien / hatt / et | goung |
| mir | goungen |
| dir | goungt |
| si | goungen |
Past perfect
Plusquamperfekt
| ech | war gaangen / gaang |
| du | waars gaangen / gaang |
| hien / hatt / et | war gaangen / gaang |
| mir | ware gaangen / gaang |
| dir | waart gaangen / gaang |
| si | ware gaangen / gaang |
Conditional
Konditional
| ech | géing |
| du | géings |
| hien / hatt / et | géing |
| mir | géingen |
| dir | géingt |
| si | géingen |
Conditional perfect
would have …
| ech | wier gaangen / gaang |
| du | wiers gaangen / gaang |
| hien / hatt / et | wier gaangen / gaang |
| mir | wiere gaangen / gaang |
| dir | wiert gaangen / gaang |
| si | wiere gaangen / gaang |
Imperative
Commands
| du | géi! |
| dir | gitt! |
goen in sentences
- géi méi séier, soss verpass de den Zuch!
- zënter mengem schwéieren Accident kann ech net méi goen
- EGS vum Fale léieren d' Kanner goen! duerch d' Feeler, déi ee mécht, léiert ee villes bäi
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Questions about goen
How do you conjugate goen in the present tense?
ech ginn, du gees, hien / hatt / et geet, mir ginn, dir gitt, si ginn.
What is the past participle of goen?
gaangen / gaang.
Does goen take hunn or sinn in the perfect?
sinn: ech si gaangen / gaang.
How do you say "I go" in Luxembourgish?
Ech ginn.
Does goen have a simple past?
Yes: ech goung, du goungs, hien goung. Most Luxembourgish verbs use only the perfect.
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