happeren

Lëtzebuergesch
English
to be wanting; to be weak in
Français
manquer; marcher mal
Deutsch
hapern an; hapern
Type
VRB
Auxiliary
hunn
Participe passé
gehappert

Pronunciation (IPA)

[hˈɑpəʀən]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch
hapern an (fehlen)
Français
manquer (faire défaut)
English
to be lacking; to be wanting
Português
faltar; não haver
Nederlands
ontbreken aan; mankeren aan

Meaning 2

colloquial

Deutsch
hapern (nicht klappen)
Français
cafouiller; marcher mal
English
to be shaky in; to be weak in
Português
haver dificuldades; funcionar mal
Nederlands
niet goed gaan

Usage notes

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

  • gehappert
  • happeren
  • happeren un
  • happert

Example sentences

  1. Zäit, fir an d'Vakanz ze fueren, hätt ech, et happert just un de Suen!

    Meaning 1: to be lacking; to be wanting

  2. am Rechnen happert et bei him

    colloquial

    Meaning 2: to be shaky in; to be weak in

Verb conjugation

Infinitive
happeren
Past participle
gehappert
Auxiliary
hunn
Indicative · Present
hien / hatt / si
happert
Indicative · Perfect
hien / hatt / si
huet gehappert
Indicative · Pluperfect
hien / hatt / si
hat gehappert
Conditional · Present
hien / hatt / si
géif / géing happeren
Conditional · Past
hien / hatt / si
hätt gehappert

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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