Moien

Luxembourgish A2

Can, must, want Kënnen, mussen, wëllen

The modal verbs let you ask for help, make polite requests and say what you must or want to do.

15 words and phrases

kënnen
can / to be able to
mussen
must / to have to
wëllen
to want
däerfen
may / to be allowed to
sollen
should
Ech kann schwammen.
I can swim.
Ech muss schaffen.
I have to work.
Ech wëll Lëtzebuergesch léieren.
I want to learn Luxembourgish.
Däerf ech?
May I?
Kanns du mir hëllefen?
Can you help me?
Ech kann net kommen.
I can't come.
Ech wéilt gär …
I would like … (polite)
vläicht
maybe
sécher
sure / certainly
leider
unfortunately

Grammar

Forms of the modal verbs

kënnen: ech kann, du kanns, hien kann, mir kënnen, dir kënnt, si kënnen.

mussen: ech muss, du muss, hien muss, mir mussen, dir musst, si mussen.

wëllen: ech wëll, du wëlls, hien wëll, mir wëllen, dir wëllt, si wëllen.

däerfen: ech däerf, du däerfs, hien däerf, mir däerfen, dir däerft, si däerfen.

The second verb stays in the infinitive and goes to the end: Ech kann haut net kommen.

Practice

6 exercises: multiple choice, typing, matching pairs and word order.