liewen

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See also: Liewen and lièwén

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German levēn, northern variant of lebēn, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną. Cognate with German leben, Dutch leven, West Frisian libje, English live, Icelandic lifa.

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Verb[edit]

liewen (third-person singular present lieft, past participle gelieft, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (intransitive) to live, to be alive
  2. (intransitive) to reside, to live
    Ech liewen an der Stad.
    I live in Luxembourg City.

Conjugation[edit]

Regular
infinitive liewen
participle gelieft
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular liewen
2nd singular liefs lief
3rd singular lieft
1st plural liewen
2nd plural lieft lieft
3rd plural liewen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

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