kachen
Luxembourgish verb conjugation — to cook · /kˈɑχən/
French (faire) cuire, faire bouillir · German kochen · Portuguese (pôr a) cozer, (pôr a) ferver
In short: ech kachen, du kachs, hien kacht, mir kachen, dir kacht, si kachen — and in the past, ech hu gekacht.
Present
Presens
| ech | kachen |
| du | kachs |
| hien / hatt / et | kacht |
| mir | kachen |
| dir | kacht |
| si | kachen |
Perfect
Passé composé — the everyday past
| ech | hu gekacht |
| du | hues gekacht |
| hien / hatt / et | huet gekacht |
| mir | hu gekacht |
| dir | hutt gekacht |
| si | hu gekacht |
Past perfect
Plusquamperfekt
| ech | hat gekacht |
| du | has gekacht |
| hien / hatt / et | hat gekacht |
| mir | hate gekacht |
| dir | hat gekacht |
| si | hate gekacht |
Conditional perfect
would have …
| ech | hätt gekacht |
| du | häss gekacht |
| hien / hatt / et | hätt gekacht |
| mir | hätte gekacht |
| dir | hätt gekacht |
| si | hätte gekacht |
Imperative
Commands
| du | kach! |
| dir | kacht! |
kachen in sentences
- du hues d' Nuddelen eng Grimmel ze laang gekacht
- wat kachs de haut?
- wann d' Waasser kacht, kanns de d' Nuddelen drageheien
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Questions about kachen
How do you conjugate kachen in the present tense?
ech kachen, du kachs, hien / hatt / et kacht, mir kachen, dir kacht, si kachen.
What is the past participle of kachen?
gekacht.
Does kachen take hunn or sinn in the perfect?
hunn: ech hu gekacht.
How do you say "I cook" in Luxembourgish?
Ech kachen.
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