Grammar Reference

Luxembourgish alphabet and key pronunciation rules

Can recognize and pronounce Luxembourgish letters including ë, é, ä and apply the N-rule

When a final -n is kept (before vowels and n, d, t, z, h) and when it drops

I can recognise and apply the n-rule: keep a final -n before vowels and n, d, t, z, h, drop it before other consonants.

Personal pronouns in nominative case

Can use personal pronouns to refer to people and things

Possessive pronouns: mäin, däin, säin, hiren, eisen, ären, hiren

Can express possession using possessive pronouns

Verb 'to be' in present tense

Can conjugate 'sinn' in present tense

Verb 'to have' in present tense

Can conjugate 'hunn' and express possession

Present tense conjugation of regular verbs

Can conjugate regular verbs in present tense

Modal verbs: kënnen, mussen, wëllen, sollen, däerfen

Can use modal verbs to express ability, obligation, and wishes

Compound past tense with hunn/sinn + past participle

Can describe past events using Perfekt with hunn/sinn

Imperative mood for commands and requests

Can give commands and make polite requests

Separable prefix verbs: the prefix moves to end of clause

Can use separable verbs with correct prefix placement

Reflexive verbs with sech

Can use reflexive verbs in daily contexts

Future tense with wäert + infinitive

Can express future plans and predictions

Definite and indefinite articles in Luxembourgish

Can use definite and indefinite articles with correct gender

Three grammatical genders: masculine, feminine, neuter

Can identify and use the three grammatical genders

Noun plural formation patterns

Can form and use common noun plurals

Cardinal numbers from 1 to 100

Can use numbers 1-100 for age, prices, quantities

Negation with net, keng, ni(scht)

Can negate sentences using net, keen/keng, and ni

Yes/No questions through verb-subject inversion

Can form and answer yes/no questions

Question words: wéi, wat, wou, wéini, firwat, wien, wéi vill

Can ask and understand basic W-questions

Verb-second (V2) word order in main clauses

Can construct sentences with correct V2 word order

Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions

Can connect sentences using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions

Common prepositions: an, op, bei, mat, vun, fir, zu

Can use common prepositions for location, direction, and relationships

Adjective usage: predicative (no change) vs attributive (endings)

Can use adjectives in both predicative and attributive positions

Comparative (-er) and superlative (am -sten) forms

Can compare things using comparative and superlative

Telling time, days of the week, months

Can tell time, name days and months

Essential daily expressions and social formulas

Can use essential daily expressions for greetings, thanks, and basic communication