ufänken

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German anvahen; equivalent to un- +‎ fänken. Compare German anfangen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuˌfæŋkən/

Verb

ufänken (third-person singular present fänkt un, past participle ugefaang or ugefaangen, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to start, to begin
2. (transitive) to light, to kindle

Conjugation

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

• (to light): umaachen