soen

Luxembourgish verb conjugation — to say · /zˈoːən/

French dire · German sagen · Portuguese dizer

Auxiliary

hunn

Past participle

gesot

Level

In short: ech soen, du sees, hien seet, mir soen, dir sot, si soen — and in the past, ech hu gesot.

Present

Presens

ech	soen
du	sees
hien / hatt / et	seet
mir	soen
dir	sot
si	soen

Perfect

Passé composé — the everyday past

ech	hu gesot
du	hues gesot
hien / hatt / et	huet gesot
mir	hu gesot
dir	hutt gesot
si	hu gesot

Simple past

Imperfekt — used with a few verbs only

ech	sot
du	sos
hien / hatt / et	sot
mir	soten
dir	sot
si	soten

Past perfect

Plusquamperfekt

ech	hat gesot
du	has gesot
hien / hatt / et	hat gesot
mir	hate gesot
dir	hat gesot
si	hate gesot

Conditional perfect

would have …

ech	hätt gesot
du	häss gesot
hien / hatt / et	hätt gesot
mir	hätte gesot
dir	hätt gesot
si	hätte gesot

Imperative

Commands

du	so!
dir	sot!

soen in sentences

eist Klengt ka schonn eng ganz Partie Wierder soen
ech hunn dech net däitlech héieren, so dat Wuert nach eng Kéier!
et gëtt Leit, déi kënnen den 's' net richteg soen

Read by native speakers for the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire.

Questions about soen

How do you conjugate soen in the present tense?

ech soen, du sees, hien / hatt / et seet, mir soen, dir sot, si soen.

What is the past participle of soen?

gesot.

Does soen take hunn or sinn in the perfect?

hunn: ech hu gesot.

How do you say "I say" in Luxembourgish?

Ech soen.

Does soen have a simple past?

Yes: ech sot, du sos, hien sot. Most Luxembourgish verbs use only the perfect.

Conjugation tables, translations, IPA and example recordings: Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire (lod.lu), CC0. soen on lod.lu

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