Limburgish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kreupan, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

kruupe (third-person singular present krüpp or krüppt, preterite kroop or kruup or kruëp, past participle gekroope or gekroëpe, past subjunctive krüüp or krüëp) (German-based spelling, Eupen)

  1. (intransitive) to crawl

Usage notes edit

  • The forms kruëp, gekroëpe, and krüëp are exclusive to the Eupen spelling, the other forms are German-based spelling forms.

Conjugation edit

Irregular with past tense (Eupen dialect)
infinitive kruupe
participle gekroëpe
auxiliary séëne
present
indicative
past
indicative
conditional imperative
1st singular kruup kruëp krüëp
2nd singular krüpps kruëps krüëps kruup
3rd singular krüppt kruëp krüëp
1st plural kruupe kruëpe krüëpe
2nd plural kruppt kruëpt krüëpt kruppt
3rd plural kruupe kruëpe krüëpe