liewen
Luxembourgish verb conjugation — to live · /lˈiəvən/
French vivre · German leben · Portuguese viver
In short: ech liewen, du liefs, hien lieft, mir liewen, dir lieft, si liewen — and in the past, ech hu gelieft.
Present
Presens
| ech | liewen |
| du | liefs |
| hien / hatt / et | lieft |
| mir | liewen |
| dir | lieft |
| si | liewen |
Perfect
Passé composé — the everyday past
| ech | hu gelieft |
| du | hues gelieft |
| hien / hatt / et | huet gelieft |
| mir | hu gelieft |
| dir | hutt gelieft |
| si | hu gelieft |
Past perfect
Plusquamperfekt
| ech | hat gelieft |
| du | has gelieft |
| hien / hatt / et | hat gelieft |
| mir | hate gelieft |
| dir | hat gelieft |
| si | hate gelieft |
Conditional perfect
would have …
| ech | hätt gelieft |
| du | häss gelieft |
| hien / hatt / et | hätt gelieft |
| mir | hätte gelieft |
| dir | hätt gelieft |
| si | hätte gelieft |
Imperative
Commands
| du | lief! |
| dir | lieft! |
liewen in sentences
- ären Hond gesäit schlecht aus, ech mengen, dee lieft net méi laang
- ech wousst net, datt seng Elteren net méi géife liewen
- EGS et lieft een nëmmen eng Kéier! et soll ee vum Liewe profitéieren
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Questions about liewen
How do you conjugate liewen in the present tense?
ech liewen, du liefs, hien / hatt / et lieft, mir liewen, dir lieft, si liewen.
What is the past participle of liewen?
gelieft.
Does liewen take hunn or sinn in the perfect?
hunn: ech hu gelieft.
How do you say "I live" in Luxembourgish?
Ech liewen.
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