Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German bigaganen. Cognate with German begegnen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /beˈɡei̯nen/, [bəˈɡɜɪ̯nən]

Verb

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begéinen (third-person singular present begéint, past participle begéint, auxiliary verb hunn or sinn)

  1. to meet, to encounter

Usage notes

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  • Construed with dative object (auxiliary sinn) or with accusative object (auxiliary hunn).

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive begéinen
participle begéint
auxiliary hunn or sinn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular begéinen
2nd singular begéins begéin
3rd singular begéint
1st plural begéinen
2nd plural begéint begéint
3rd plural begéinen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

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