ufänken
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German anvahen; equivalent to un- + fänken. Compare German anfangen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ufänken (third-person singular present fänkt un, past participle ugefaang or ugefaangen, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive or intransitive) to start, to begin
- (transitive) to light, to kindle
Conjugation edit
| Regular, separable | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ufänken | |
| participle | ugefaang | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | fänken un | — |
| 2nd singular | fänks un | fänk un |
| 3rd singular | fänkt un | — |
| 1st plural | fänken un | — |
| 2nd plural | fänkt un | fänkt un |
| 3rd plural | fänken un | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
Synonyms edit
- (to light): umaachen