wëllen
Luxembourgish verb conjugation — to want · /vˈələn/
French vouloir · German wollen · Portuguese querer
In short: ech wëll, du wëlls, hien wëllt / wëll, mir wëllen, dir wëllt, si wëllen — and in the past, ech hu wëllen.
Present
Presens
| ech | wëll |
| du | wëlls |
| hien / hatt / et | wëllt / wëll |
| mir | wëllen |
| dir | wëllt |
| si | wëllen |
Perfect
Passé composé — the everyday past
| ech | hu wëllen |
| du | hues wëllen |
| hien / hatt / et | huet wëllen |
| mir | hu wëllen |
| dir | hutt wëllen |
| si | hu wëllen |
Simple past
Imperfekt — used with a few verbs only
| ech | wollt |
| du | wollts |
| hien / hatt / et | wollt |
| mir | wollten |
| dir | wollt |
| si | wollten |
Past perfect
Plusquamperfekt
| ech | hat wëllen |
| du | has wëllen |
| hien / hatt / et | hat wëllen |
| mir | hate wëllen |
| dir | hat wëllen |
| si | hate wëllen |
Conditional
Konditional
| ech | wéilt |
| du | wéilts |
| hien / hatt / et | wéilt |
| mir | wéilten |
| dir | wéilt |
| si | wéilten |
Conditional perfect
would have …
| ech | hätt wëllen |
| du | häss wëllen |
| hien / hatt / et | hätt wëllen |
| mir | hätte wëllen |
| dir | hätt wëllen |
| si | hätte wëllen |
wëllen in sentences
- trotz staarke Protester wëllt d' Regierung un der Reform festhalen
- mäin Agent wollt mer onbedéngt eng Liewensversécherung opschwätzen
- den Hond huet net wëlle follegen
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Questions about wëllen
How do you conjugate wëllen in the present tense?
ech wëll, du wëlls, hien / hatt / et wëllt / wëll, mir wëllen, dir wëllt, si wëllen.
What is the past participle of wëllen?
wëllen.
Does wëllen take hunn or sinn in the perfect?
hunn: ech hu wëllen.
How do you say "I want" in Luxembourgish?
Ech wëll.
Does wëllen have a simple past?
Yes: ech wollt, du wollts, hien wollt. Most Luxembourgish verbs use only the perfect.
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