lafen
Luxembourgish verb conjugation — to run · /lˈaːfən/
French courir · German laufen · Portuguese correr
In short: ech lafen, du leefs, hien leeft, mir lafen, dir laaft, si lafen — and in the past, ech si gelaf.
Present
Presens
| ech | lafen |
| du | leefs |
| hien / hatt / et | leeft |
| mir | lafen |
| dir | laaft |
| si | lafen |
Perfect
Passé composé — the everyday past
| ech | si gelaf |
| du | bass gelaf |
| hien / hatt / et | ass gelaf |
| mir | si gelaf |
| dir | sidd gelaf |
| si | si gelaf |
Past perfect
Plusquamperfekt
| ech | war gelaf |
| du | waars gelaf |
| hien / hatt / et | war gelaf |
| mir | ware gelaf |
| dir | waart gelaf |
| si | ware gelaf |
Conditional perfect
would have …
| ech | wier gelaf |
| du | wiers gelaf |
| hien / hatt / et | wier gelaf |
| mir | wiere gelaf |
| dir | wiert gelaf |
| si | wiere gelaf |
Imperative
Commands
| du | laf! |
| dir | laaft! |
lafen in sentences
- du kanns méi séier lafen ewéi ech
- am Turnen hu mer missen an dräi Minutten zweemol ëm d' Schoulgebai lafen
- EGS hie leeft fir all Bobbo bei den Dokter hie geet wéinst all Bobbo bei den Dokter
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Questions about lafen
How do you conjugate lafen in the present tense?
ech lafen, du leefs, hien / hatt / et leeft, mir lafen, dir laaft, si lafen.
What is the past participle of lafen?
gelaf.
Does lafen take hunn or sinn in the perfect?
sinn: ech si gelaf.
How do you say "I run" in Luxembourgish?
Ech lafen.
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