LëtzQuizSaatzbau · Level 1 of 8
Subject + verb
Pattern Subject + Verb.
Ech iessen. I am eating.
The first thing to learn is how the verb changes with each person.
| sinn (be) | hunn (have) | goen (go) | iessen (eat) | drénken (drink) | schaffen (work) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ech | sinn | hunn | ginn | iessen | drénken | schaffen |
| du | bass | hues | gees | ëss | drénks | schaffs |
| hien / hatt / si | ass | huet | geet | ësst | drénkt | schafft |
| mir | sinn | hunn | ginn | iessen | drénken | schaffen |
| dir / Dir | sidd | hutt | gitt | iesst | drénkt | schafft |
| si (they) | sinn | hunn | ginn | iessen | drénken | schaffen |
- Ech iessen.I eat. / I am eating.
- Du schaffs.You work.
- Mir wunnen zu Déifferdeng.We live in Differdange.
- Hatt schléift.She is sleeping.
No “-ing” form
Luxembourgish has no separate “-ing” form: Ech iessen means both “I eat” and “I am eating”.
German interference
German says ich esse, but Luxembourgish ech takes the -en ending: ech iessen, ech schaffen (not ech iesse).
Practice
Say what 5 people are doing right now: Ech schaffen. Mäi Kolleg drénkt e Kaffi…