Vocabulary

Modal Verbs in Luxembourgish

Brauchen, däerfen, kënnen, mussen, sollen, wëllen and their past forms. 14 words and English translations. Spellings checked against the LOD dictionary.

Luxembourgish	English
brauchen	to need
ech hu gebraucht	I needed (past)
däerfen	to be allowed to / may
ech duerft	I was allowed to (past)
kënnen	can / to be able to
ech konnt	I could / was able to (past)
mussen	must / to have to
ech musst	I had to (past)
sollen	should / to be supposed to
ech sollt	I was supposed to (past)
wäerten	will (future) / to probably be
ech wäert	I will (present — no past form)
wëllen	to want
ech wollt	I wanted (past)