mussen
Luxembourgish verb conjugation — to have to · /mˈusən/
French devoir · German müssen · Portuguese ter de
In short: ech muss, du muss, hien muss, mir mussen, dir musst, si mussen — and in the past, ech hu missen / mussen.
Present
Presens
| ech | muss |
| du | muss |
| hien / hatt / et | muss |
| mir | mussen |
| dir | musst |
| si | mussen |
Perfect
Passé composé — the everyday past
| ech | hu missen / mussen |
| du | hues missen / mussen |
| hien / hatt / et | huet missen / mussen |
| mir | hu missen / mussen |
| dir | hutt missen / mussen |
| si | hu missen / mussen |
Past perfect
Plusquamperfekt
| ech | hat missen / mussen |
| du | has missen / mussen |
| hien / hatt / et | hat missen / mussen |
| mir | hate missen / mussen |
| dir | hat missen / mussen |
| si | hate missen / mussen |
Conditional
Konditional
| ech | misst |
| du | miss / misst |
| hien / hatt / et | misst |
| mir | missten |
| dir | misst |
| si | missten |
Conditional perfect
would have …
| ech | hätt missen / mussen |
| du | häss missen / mussen |
| hien / hatt / et | hätt missen / mussen |
| mir | hätte missen / mussen |
| dir | hätt missen / mussen |
| si | hätte missen / mussen |
mussen in sentences
- jidderee muss d' Sécherheetsvirschrëften anhalen
- wann d' Péng net vergeet, da muss de bei den Dokter goen!
- bei esou enger gudder Offer hunn ech einfach missen zougräifen!
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Questions about mussen
How do you conjugate mussen in the present tense?
ech muss, du muss, hien / hatt / et muss, mir mussen, dir musst, si mussen.
What is the past participle of mussen?
missen / mussen.
Does mussen take hunn or sinn in the perfect?
hunn: ech hu missen / mussen.
How do you say "I have to" in Luxembourgish?
Ech muss.
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