What are common mistakes with Presens - Reegelméisseg Verben?

The endings are simpler than German. Main challenge: N-rule changes the -en ending. 🇬🇧 English speakers: English has almost no conjugation — 6 forms per verb is new. 🇷🇺 Russian speakers: Russian has 6 conjugation forms too — pattern is familiar. 🇩🇪 German speakers: Very similar to German -e/-st/-t/-en/-t/-en but Luxembourgish uses -en/-s/-t/-en/-t/-en.

Presens - Reegelméisseg Verben | Luxembourgish Grammar A1

Presens - Reegelméisseg Verben

A1 — Verben

Present tense conjugation of regular verbs

Can conjugate regular verbs in present tense

Present tense conjugation of regular verbs

Examples

Ech schwätzen dräi Sproochen. — I speak three languages.
Du schaffs an der Stad. — You work in the city.
Si wunnt zu Esch. — She lives in Esch.

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Present tense conjugation of regular verbs

Learning Goal

Can conjugate regular verbs in present tense

Exam Skills:LauschterenLiesenSchreiwenSchwätzen

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

Ech schwätzen dräi Sproochen.

I speak three languages.

Du schaffs an der Stad.

You work in the city.

Si wunnt zu Esch.

She lives in Esch.

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

Reegelméisseg Verben am Presens:

Persoun	schwätzen	schaffen	wunnen
ech	schwätzen	schaffen	wunnen
du	schwätz	schaffs	wunns
hien/si/hatt	schwätzt	schafft	wunnt
mir	schwätzen	schaffen	wunnen
dir/Dir	schwätzt	schafft	wunnt
si	schwätzen	schaffen	wunnen

Endungen: ech: -en, du: -s, hien: -t, mir: -en, dir: -t, si: -en. Duerno gëtt d'N-Reegel applizéiert! Ausnam: Verben op -s, -z, -tz, -ss oder -x kréien am du keen extra -s (du schwätz, net schwätzs).

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Practice Exercises

The endings are simpler than German. Main challenge: N-rule changes the -en ending. 🇬🇧 Engl

Common Error Patterns

Wrong verb ending

Endings: ech -en, du -s, hien/si/hatt -t, mir -en, dir -t, si -en

Ech schwätzen dräi Sproochen.

I speak three languages.

Schwätzen: regular -en ending for ech. N-rule: ech schwätze Lëtzebuergesch (before L).

Du schaffs an der Stad.

You work in the city.

Du + -s ending. Schaffen means 'to work' (not 'to create' like German schaffen).

Si wunnt zu Esch.

She lives in Esch.

3rd person -t ending. Zu = in (for cities), like German 'in'.

Practice in course

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Frequently asked questions

When is Presens - Reegelméisseg Verben used?: Endungen: ech: -en, du: -s, hien: -t, mir: -en, dir: -t, si: -en. Duerno gëtt d'N-Reegel applizéiert! Ausnam: Verben op -s, -z, -tz, -ss oder -x kréien am du keen extra -s ( du schwätz , net schwätzs ).
What are common mistakes with Presens - Reegelméisseg Verben?: The endings are simpler than German. Main challenge: N-rule changes the -en ending. 🇬🇧 English speakers: English has almost no conjugation — 6 forms per verb is new. 🇷🇺 Russian speakers: Russian has 6 conjugation forms too — pattern is familiar. 🇩🇪 German speakers: Very similar to German -e/-st/-t/-en/-t/-en but Luxembourgish uses -en/-s/-t/-en/-t/-en.