ofgoen

Lëtzebuergesch

English: to come off; to melt; to resign (from); to be lacking; to walk
Français: partir; fondre; arrêter ses fonctions; être déduit (de); manquer à; reconnaître (à pied)
Deutsch: abgehen; schmelzen; abdanken; abgehen (von)

Type: VRB
Synonym: schmëlzen
Auxiliary: sinn
Participe passé: ofgaangen; ofgaang

Pronunciation (IPA)

[ˈoːfɡoːən]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch: abgehen (sich lösen)
Français: partir (s'enlever, se détacher)
English: to come out; to come off
Português: sair (desaparecer, soltar-se)
Nederlands: weggaan; loslaten (vlek; verf)

Meaning 2

archaic

Deutsch: schmelzen (Schnee)
Français: fondre (neige)
English: to melt (snow)
Português: derreter (neve)
Nederlands: smelten (sneeuw)

Synonyms

schmëlzen

Meaning 3

archaic

Deutsch: abdanken
Français: démissionner; prendre sa retraite; arrêter ses fonctions
English: to resign (from)
Português: demitir-se; reformar-se; cessar as suas funções
Nederlands: aftreden

Meaning 4

Deutsch: abgehen (von) (abgerechnet werden (von))
Français: être déduit (de) (être enlevé (de))
English: to come off (to be deducted from)
Português: ser deduzido (de); ser descontado (de)
Nederlands: afgaan van (afgetrokken worden van)

Meaning 5

Deutsch: abgehen (fehlen)
Français: faire défaut à; manquer à
English: to miss out on; to be lacking
Português: fazer falta a
Nederlands: missen (ontbreken, mankeren)

Meaning 6

Deutsch: abgehen (entlanggehen)
Français: parcourir (à pied); reconnaître (à pied) (un trajet)
English: to walk (all over, all the way along)
Português: percorrer (a pé); reconhecer (a pé) (um trajeto)
Nederlands: langslopen

Usage notes

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

ofgaang
ofgaangen
ofgees
ofgeet
ofgéing
ofgéingen
ofgéings
ofgéingt
ofgi
ofginn
ofgitt
ofgoen
ofgoen (vun)
ofgoung
ofgoungen
ofgoungs
ofgoungt
ofzegoen

Example sentences

de Fleck geet net méi of
Meaning 1: to come out; to come off
mäin Neellack fänkt un ofzegoen
Meaning 1: to come out; to come off
well d'Faarf ofgaangen ass , huet d'Bänk misse frësch ugestrach ginn
Meaning 1: to come out; to come off
de Schnéi geet of
archaic
Meaning 2: to melt
de President vum Gesangveräin geet an zwee Joer of
archaic
Meaning 3: to resign (from)
vun där Zomm ginn nach 20 Euro of
Meaning 4: to come off
dat do geet vun dengem Täschegeld of !
Meaning 4: to come off
fäert net, hei géif der eppes ofgoen !
Meaning 5: to miss out on; to be lacking
bei der Bomi geet de Kanner näischt of
Meaning 5: to miss out on; to be lacking
an der Vakanz hu mir eis näischt ofgoe gelooss
colloquial
Meaning 5: to miss out on; to be lacking
meng Fra ass de ganze Wee nach eng Kéier ofgaangen , well se en Ouerrank verluer hat
Meaning 6: to walk

Verb conjugation

Infinitive: ofgoen
Past participle: ofgaangen / ofgaang
Auxiliary: sinn

Indicative · Present

ech: ginn of
du: gees of
hien / hatt / si: geet of
mir: ginn of
dir: gitt of
si: ginn of

Indicative · Simple past

ech: goung of
du: goungs of
hien / hatt / si: goung of
mir: goungen of
dir: goungt of
si: goungen of

Indicative · Perfect

ech: sinn ofgaangen / ofgaang
du: bass ofgaangen / ofgaang
hien / hatt / si: ass ofgaangen / ofgaang
mir: sinn ofgaangen / ofgaang
dir: sidd ofgaangen / ofgaang
si: sinn ofgaangen / ofgaang

Indicative · Pluperfect

ech: war ofgaangen / ofgaang
du: waars ofgaangen / ofgaang
hien / hatt / si: war ofgaangen / ofgaang
mir: waren ofgaangen / ofgaang
dir: waart ofgaangen / ofgaang
si: waren ofgaangen / ofgaang

Conditional · presentSimple

ech: géing of
du: géings of
hien / hatt / si: géing of
mir: géingen of
dir: géingt of
si: géingen of

Conditional · Present

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

Conditional · Past

ech: wier ofgaangen / ofgaang
du: wiers ofgaangen / ofgaang
hien / hatt / si: wier ofgaangen / ofgaang
mir: wieren ofgaangen / ofgaang
dir: wiert ofgaangen / ofgaang
si: wieren ofgaangen / ofgaang

Imperative · Present

du: géi of!
dir: gitt of!

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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