iwwerliewen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From iwwer- +‎ liewen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iveʀˈlie̯ven/, [ivɐˈliə̯vən]

Verb

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
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.
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