Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German begrīfen, from Old High German begrīfan; equivalent to be- +‎ gräifen. Cognate with German begreifen, Dutch begrijpen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bəˈɡʀæːɪ̯fən]

Verb

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begräifen (third-person singular present begräift, past participle begraff, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to understand

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive begräifen
participle begraff
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular begräifen
2nd singular begräifs begräif
3rd singular begräift
1st plural begräifen
2nd plural begräift begräift
3rd plural begräifen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Synonyms

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