entgoen

Lëtzebuergesch

English: to escape; to be spared
Français: échapper à
Deutsch: entgehen

Type: VRB
Auxiliary: sinn
Participe passé: entgaangen; entgaang

Pronunciation (IPA)

[æntɡˈoːən]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch: entgehen (unbemerkt bleiben)
Français: échapper à (ne pas être remarqué)
English: to escape (to fail to be noticed)
Português: escapar (a) (passar despercebido)
Nederlands: ontgaan (niet worden opgemerkt)

Meaning 2

Deutsch: entgehen (verschont bleiben)
Français: échapper à (être épargné)
English: to escape; to be spared
Português: escapar a (livrar-se de)
Nederlands: ontlopen (ontsnappen aan)

Usage notes

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

entgaang
entgaangen
entgees
entgeet
entgéi
entgéing
entgéingen
entgéings
entgéingt
entgi
entginn
entgitt
entgoen
entgoung
entgoungen
entgoungs
entgoungt

Example sentences

eisem Chef entgeet näischt!
Meaning 1: to escape
déi zwee Schreiffeeler si mir entgaangen
Meaning 1: to escape
du entgees denger Strof net!
Meaning 2: to escape; to be spared
meng Eltere wollten sech dee Concert net entgoe loossen
colloquial
Meaning 2: to escape; to be spared

Verb conjugation

Infinitive: entgoen
Past participle: entgaangen / entgaang
Auxiliary: sinn

Indicative · Present

ech: entginn
du: entgees
hien / hatt / si: entgeet
mir: entginn
dir: entgitt
si: entginn

Indicative · Simple past

ech: entgoung
du: entgoungs
hien / hatt / si: entgoung
mir: entgoungen
dir: entgoungt
si: entgoungen

Indicative · Perfect

ech: sinn entgaangen / entgaang
du: bass entgaangen / entgaang
hien / hatt / si: ass entgaangen / entgaang
mir: sinn entgaangen / entgaang
dir: sidd entgaangen / entgaang
si: sinn entgaangen / entgaang

Indicative · Pluperfect

ech: war entgaangen / entgaang
du: waars entgaangen / entgaang
hien / hatt / si: war entgaangen / entgaang
mir: waren entgaangen / entgaang
dir: waart entgaangen / entgaang
si: waren entgaangen / entgaang

Conditional · presentSimple

ech: entgéing
du: entgéings
hien / hatt / si: entgéing
mir: entgéingen
dir: entgéingt
si: entgéingen

Conditional · Present

ech: géif / géing entgoen
du: géifs / géings entgoen
hien / hatt / si: géif / géing entgoen
mir: géifen / géingen entgoen
dir: géift / géingt entgoen
si: géifen / géingen entgoen

Conditional · Past

ech: wier entgaangen / entgaang
du: wiers entgaangen / entgaang
hien / hatt / si: wier entgaangen / entgaang
mir: wieren entgaangen / entgaang
dir: wiert entgaangen / entgaang
si: wieren entgaangen / entgaang

Imperative · Present

du: entgéi!
dir: entgitt!

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

Back to dictionary →