Luxemburgish Grammar
Nouns
Nouns have three genders, masculine, feminine and neuter.
| Brudder |
|
brother (masc.) |
| Singular |
| nom. |
|
de Brudder |
|
the brother |
| acc. |
|
de Brudder |
| dat. |
|
dem Brudder |
| Plural |
| nom. |
|
d' Bridder |
|
the brothers |
| acc. |
|
d' Bridder |
| dat. |
|
de Bridder |
| Dier |
|
door (fem.) |
| Singular |
| nom. |
|
d' Dier |
|
the door |
| acc. |
|
d' Dier |
| dat. |
|
der Dier |
| Plural |
| nom. |
|
d' Dieren |
|
the doors |
| acc. |
|
d' Dieren |
| dat. |
|
den Dieren |
| Wuert |
|
word (neut.) |
| Singular |
| nom. |
|
d' Wuert |
|
the word |
| acc. |
|
d' Wuert |
| dat. |
|
dem Wuert |
| Plural |
| nom. |
|
d' Wierder |
|
the words |
| acc. |
|
d' Wierder |
| dat. |
|
de Wierder |
Verbs
| sin |
|
to be |
| Singular |
| 1. |
ech sin |
|
I am |
| 2. |
du bas |
|
you are (familiar) |
|
Dir sid |
|
you are (formal) |
| 3. |
hien as |
|
he is |
|
si as |
|
she is |
|
hatt as |
|
it is |
| Plural |
| 1. |
mir sin |
|
we are |
| 2. |
dir sid |
|
you are |
| 3. |
si sin |
|
they are |
| hun |
|
to have |
| Singular |
| 1. |
ech hun |
|
I have |
| 2. |
du hues |
|
you have (familiar) |
|
Dir hut |
|
you have (formal) |
| 3. |
hien huet |
|
he has |
|
si huet |
|
she has |
|
hatt huet |
|
it has |
| Plural |
| 1. |
mir hun |
|
we have |
| 2. |
dir hut |
|
you have |
| 3. |
si hun |
|
they have |
| schreiwen |
|
to write |
| Singular |
| 1. |
ech schreiwen |
|
I write |
| 2. |
du schreifs |
|
you write (familiar) |
|
Dir schreift |
|
you write (formal) |
| 3. |
hie schreift |
|
he writes |
|
si schreift |
|
she writes |
|
hatt schreift |
|
it writes |
| Plural |
| 1. |
mir schreiwen |
|
we write |
| 2. |
dir schreift |
|
you write |
| 3. |
si schreiwen |
|
they write |
Adjectives
Adjectives have three genders, masculine, feminine and neuter and are usually placed before the noun. A different definite article is used with adjectives.
| gutt |
|
good (masc.) |
| Singular |
| en gudde Mann |
|
a good man |
| de gudde Mann |
|
the good man |
| Plural |
| gutt Männer |
|
good men |
| déi gutt Männer |
|
the good men |
| gutt |
|
good (fem.) |
| Singular |
| eng gutt Fra |
|
a good woman |
| déi gutt Fra |
|
the good woman |
| Plural |
| gutt Fraen |
|
good women |
| déi gutt Fraen |
|
the good women |
| gutt |
|
good (neut.) |
| Singular |
| en gutt Meedchen |
|
a good girl |
| dat gutt Meedchen |
|
the good girl |
| Plural |
| gutt Meedercher |
|
good girls |
| déi gutt Meedercher |
|
the good girls |
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