wierken
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną. Cognate with German wirken, Dutch werken, English work, Icelandic virka, Faroese virkja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈviːə̯kən/
Verb
wierken (third-person singular present wierkt, past participle gewierkt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (intransitive) to work, to act, to be effective
- (intransitive) to seem, to appear
Conjugation
Regular | ||
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infinitive | wierken | |
participle | gewierkt | |
auxiliary | hunn | |
present indicative | imperative | |
1st singular | wierken | — |
2nd singular | wierks | wierk |
3rd singular | wierkt | — |
1st plural | wierken | — |
2nd plural | wierkt | wierkt |
3rd plural | wierken | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. |
Synonyms
- (to work): déngen
- (to seem): schéngen
Related terms
- Wierk
- wierklech
- wierksam