hiewen
Luxembourgish verb conjugation — to lift · /hˈiəvən/
French lever, soulever · German heben, hochheben · Portuguese levantar, erguer
In short: ech hiewen (mech), du hiefs (dech), hien hieft (sech), mir hiewen (eis), dir hieft (iech), si hiewen (sech) — and in the past, ech hunn (mech) gehuewen.
Present
Presens
| ech | hiewen (mech) |
| du | hiefs (dech) |
| hien / hatt / et | hieft (sech) |
| mir | hiewen (eis) |
| dir | hieft (iech) |
| si | hiewen (sech) |
Perfect
Passé composé — the everyday past
| ech | hunn (mech) gehuewen |
| du | hues (dech) gehuewen |
| hien / hatt / et | huet (sech) gehuewen |
| mir | hunn (eis) gehuewen |
| dir | hutt (iech) gehuewen |
| si | hunn (sech) gehuewen |
Past perfect
Plusquamperfekt
| ech | hat (mech) gehuewen |
| du | has (dech) gehuewen |
| hien / hatt / et | hat (sech) gehuewen |
| mir | haten (eis) gehuewen |
| dir | hat (iech) gehuewen |
| si | haten (sech) gehuewen |
Conditional perfect
would have …
| ech | hätt (mech) gehuewen |
| du | häss (dech) gehuewen |
| hien / hatt / et | hätt (sech) gehuewen |
| mir | hätten (eis) gehuewen |
| dir | hätt (iech) gehuewen |
| si | hätten (sech) gehuewen |
Imperative
Commands
| du | hief (dech)! |
| dir | hieft (iech)! |
hiewen in sentences
- déi schwéier Bléck goufe mam Kran op de Camion gehuewen
- ech hunn de Réck wéi, well ech schwéier Këschte gehuewen hunn
- hien huet sech e Broch gehuewen hien huet beim Hiewen e Broch kritt
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Questions about hiewen
How do you conjugate hiewen in the present tense?
ech hiewen (mech), du hiefs (dech), hien / hatt / et hieft (sech), mir hiewen (eis), dir hieft (iech), si hiewen (sech).
What is the past participle of hiewen?
gehuewen.
Does hiewen take hunn or sinn in the perfect?
hunn: ech hunn (mech) gehuewen.
How do you say "I lift" in Luxembourgish?
Ech hiewen (mech).
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