päifen
Luxembourgish verb conjugation — to whistle · /pˈæːɪfən/
French siffler, siffloter · German pfeifen · Portuguese assobiar
In short: ech päifen, du päifs, hien päift, mir päifen, dir päift, si päifen — and in the past, ech hu gepaff.
Present
Presens
| ech | päifen |
| du | päifs |
| hien / hatt / et | päift |
| mir | päifen |
| dir | päift |
| si | päifen |
Perfect
Passé composé — the everyday past
| ech | hu gepaff |
| du | hues gepaff |
| hien / hatt / et | huet gepaff |
| mir | hu gepaff |
| dir | hutt gepaff |
| si | hu gepaff |
Past perfect
Plusquamperfekt
| ech | hat gepaff |
| du | has gepaff |
| hien / hatt / et | hat gepaff |
| mir | hate gepaff |
| dir | hat gepaff |
| si | hate gepaff |
Conditional perfect
would have …
| ech | hätt gepaff |
| du | häss gepaff |
| hien / hatt / et | hätt gepaff |
| mir | hätte gepaff |
| dir | hätt gepaff |
| si | hätte gepaff |
Imperative
Commands
| du | päif! |
| dir | päift! |
päifen in sentences
- mäi Bopi päift ëmmer déi selwecht Weis, wann en am Keller koschtert
- wie päift e Sonndeg de Match?
- den Arbitter huet en Eelefmeter gepaff
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Questions about päifen
How do you conjugate päifen in the present tense?
ech päifen, du päifs, hien / hatt / et päift, mir päifen, dir päift, si päifen.
What is the past participle of päifen?
gepaff.
Does päifen take hunn or sinn in the perfect?
hunn: ech hu gepaff.
How do you say "I whistle" in Luxembourgish?
Ech päifen.
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