kapottgoen

Lëtzebuergesch
English
to break down; to die
Français
casser; crever
Deutsch
kaputtgehen; krepieren
Type
VRB
Synonym
vrecken; agoen; futtigoen
Auxiliary
sinn
Participe passé
kapottgaangen; kapottgaang

Pronunciation (IPA)

[kɑpˈotɡoːən]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

archaic colloquial

Deutsch
kaputtgehen
Français
tomber en panne; casser
English
to break down (to stop working)
Português
avariar; partir-se
Nederlands
kapotgaan

Synonyms

vrecken

Meaning 2

archaic colloquial

Deutsch
krepieren (eingehen)
Français
crever (mourir)
English
to die
Português
morrer; esticar o pernil
Nederlands
doodgaan; het loodje leggen

Synonyms

agoen · futtigoen

Usage notes

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

  • kapottgaang
  • kapottgaangen
  • kapottgees
  • kapottgeet
  • kapottgéing
  • kapottgéingen
  • kapottgéings
  • kapottgéingt
  • kapottgi
  • kapottginn
  • kapottgitt
  • kapottgoen
  • kapottgoung
  • kapottgoungen
  • kapottgoungs
  • kapottgoungt
  • kapottzegoen

Example sentences

  1. meng Kaffismaschinn ass de Muere kapottgaangen

    archaiccolloquial

    Meaning 1: to break down

  2. duerch de Frascht si meng Blumme kapottgaangen

    archaiccolloquial

    Meaning 2: to die

  3. d'Fësch am Weier si bal all kapottgaangen

    archaiccolloquial

    Meaning 2: to die

Verb conjugation

Infinitive
kapottgoen
Past participle
kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
Auxiliary
sinn
Indicative · Present
ech
gi kapott
du
gees kapott
hien / hatt / si
geet kapott
mir
gi kapott
dir
gitt kapott
si
gi kapott
Indicative · Simple past
ech
goung kapott
du
goungs kapott
hien / hatt / si
goung kapott
mir
gounge kapott
dir
goungt kapott
si
gounge kapott
Indicative · Perfect
ech
si kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
du
bass kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
hien / hatt / si
ass kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
mir
si kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
dir
sidd kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
si
si kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
Indicative · Pluperfect
ech
war kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
du
waars kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
hien / hatt / si
war kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
mir
ware kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
dir
waart kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
si
ware kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
Conditional · presentSimple
ech
géing kapott
du
géings kapott
hien / hatt / si
géing kapott
mir
géinge kapott
dir
géingt kapott
si
géinge kapott
Conditional · Present
ech
géif / géing kapottgoen
du
géifs / géings kapottgoen
hien / hatt / si
géif / géing kapottgoen
mir
géifen / géinge kapottgoen
dir
géift / géingt kapottgoen
si
géifen / géinge kapottgoen
Conditional · Past
ech
wier kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
du
wiers kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
hien / hatt / si
wier kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
mir
wiere kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
dir
wiert kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
si
wiere kapottgaangen / kapottgaang
Imperative · Present
du
géi kapott!
dir
gitt kapott!

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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