fortlafen

Lëtzebuergesch

English: to run off
Français: se sauver
Deutsch: ausbrechen

Type: VRB
Auxiliary: sinn
Participe passé: fortgelaf

Pronunciation (IPA)

[fˈɔʀtlaːfən]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch: weglaufen; fliehen; flüchten; ausbrechen
Français: s'enfuir; se sauver
English: to run away; to run off (to flee)
Português: fugir; safar-se
Nederlands: wegrennen; vluchten

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

fortgelaf
fortlaaft
fortlafen
fortleefs
fortleeft
fortzelafen

Example sentences

d'Kanner lafe fort , wann se den Houseker gesinn
Meaning: to run away; to run off
den Abriecher ass virun der Police fortgelaf
Meaning: to run away; to run off
de Bouf ass vun doheem fortgelaf
Meaning: to run away; to run off
laf mer net fort , ech muss nach mat der schwätzen!
Meaning: to run away; to run off
d'Flüchtlingen hu misse virum Krich fortlafen
Meaning: to run away; to run off
gëscht sinn zwee Gefaangener aus dem Prisong fortgelaf
Meaning: to run away; to run off
déi doten Aarbecht leeft net fort !
colloquial
Meaning: to run away; to run off
seng Frëndin ass him fortgelaf
colloquial
Meaning: to run away; to run off
d'Zäit leeft mer fort !
colloquial
Meaning: to run away; to run off
déi Musek do ass fir fortzelafen !
colloquial
Meaning: to run away; to run off

Verb conjugation

Infinitive: fortlafen
Past participle: fortgelaf
Auxiliary: sinn

Indicative · Present

ech: lafe fort
du: leefs fort
hien / hatt / si: leeft fort
mir: lafe fort
dir: laaft fort
si: lafe fort

Indicative · Perfect

ech: si fortgelaf
du: bass fortgelaf
hien / hatt / si: ass fortgelaf
mir: si fortgelaf
dir: sidd fortgelaf
si: si fortgelaf

Indicative · Pluperfect

ech: war fortgelaf
du: waars fortgelaf
hien / hatt / si: war fortgelaf
mir: ware fortgelaf
dir: waart fortgelaf
si: ware fortgelaf

Conditional · Present

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

Conditional · Past

ech: wier fortgelaf
du: wiers fortgelaf
hien / hatt / si: wier fortgelaf
mir: wiere fortgelaf
dir: wiert fortgelaf
si: wiere fortgelaf

Imperative · Present

du: laf fort!
dir: laaft fort!

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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