Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From iwwer- +‎ liewen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /iverˈlie̯ven/, [i.vɐˈliə̯.vən]

Verb

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iwwerliewen (third-person singular present iwwerlieft, past participle iwwerlieft, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to survive
    De Chauffeur sollt den Accident iwwerliewen.
    The driver ought to survive the accident.
  2. (transitive) to outlive, to survive
    De Papp huet seng zwee Kanner iwwerlieft.
    The father outlived his two children.

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive iwwerliewen
participle iwwerlieft
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular iwwerliewen
2nd singular iwwerliefs iwwerlief
3rd singular iwwerlieft
1st plural iwwerliewen
2nd plural iwwerlieft iwwerlieft
3rd plural iwwerliewen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.