ootmen

Luxembourgish verb conjugation — to breathe · /ˈoːtmən/

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Auxiliary
hunn
Past participle
geotemt
Level
B1

In short: ech ootmen, du otems, hien otemt, mir ootmen, dir otemt, si ootmen — and in the past, ech hu geotemt.

Present

Presens

echootmen
duotems
hien / hatt / etotemt
mirootmen
dirotemt
siootmen

Perfect

Passé composé — the everyday past

echhu geotemt
duhues geotemt
hien / hatt / ethuet geotemt
mirhu geotemt
dirhutt geotemt
sihu geotemt

Past perfect

Plusquamperfekt

echhat geotemt
duhas geotemt
hien / hatt / ethat geotemt
mirhate geotemt
dirhat geotemt
sihate geotemt

Conditional perfect

would have …

echhätt geotemt
duhäss geotemt
hien / hatt / ethätt geotemt
mirhätte geotemt
dirhätt geotemt
sihätte geotemt

Imperative

Commands

duotem!
dirotemt!

ootmen in sentences

  • den ale Mann huet schwéier geotemt
  • wann een duerch d' Nues otemt, erkaalt een sech net esou séier

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Questions about ootmen

How do you conjugate ootmen in the present tense?

ech ootmen, du otems, hien / hatt / et otemt, mir ootmen, dir otemt, si ootmen.

What is the past participle of ootmen?

geotemt.

Does ootmen take hunn or sinn in the perfect?

hunn: ech hu geotemt.

How do you say "I breathe" in Luxembourgish?

Ech ootmen.

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