ofkafen

Lëtzebuergesch

English: to buy from; to buy
Français: acheter à; gober
Deutsch: abkaufen

Type: VRB
Synonym: ofhuelen
Auxiliary: hunn
Participe passé: ofkaaft; ofkaf

Pronunciation (IPA)

[ˈoːfkaːfən]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch: abkaufen (kaufen)
Français: acheter à (acquérir)
English: to buy from
Português: comprar a (adquirir)
Nederlands: kopen van

Meaning 2

colloquial

Deutsch: abkaufen (glauben)
Français: avaler; gober (des dires, des affirmations)
English: to buy (to believe)
Português: engolir (acreditar em)
Nederlands: geloven

Synonyms

ofhuelen

Usage notes

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

ofkaaft
ofkaaftem
ofkaaften
ofkaafter
ofkaf
ofkafen
ofkeefs
ofkeeft
ofzekafen

Example sentences

ech hu mengem Noper seng Motorsee ofkaaft
Meaning 1: to buy from
déi Geschicht do keeft keen der of
colloquial
Meaning 2: to buy

Verb conjugation

Infinitive: ofkafen
Past participle: ofkaaft / ofkaf
Auxiliary: hunn

Indicative · Present

ech: kafen of
du: keefs of
hien / hatt / si: keeft of
mir: kafen of
dir: kaaft of
si: kafen of

Indicative · Perfect

ech: hunn ofkaaft / ofkaf
du: hues ofkaaft / ofkaf
hien / hatt / si: huet ofkaaft / ofkaf
mir: hunn ofkaaft / ofkaf
dir: hutt ofkaaft / ofkaf
si: hunn ofkaaft / ofkaf

Indicative · Pluperfect

ech: hat ofkaaft / ofkaf
du: has ofkaaft / ofkaf
hien / hatt / si: hat ofkaaft / ofkaf
mir: haten ofkaaft / ofkaf
dir: hat ofkaaft / ofkaf
si: haten ofkaaft / ofkaf

Conditional · Present

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

Conditional · Past

ech: hätt ofkaaft / ofkaf
du: häss ofkaaft / ofkaf
hien / hatt / si: hätt ofkaaft / ofkaf
mir: hätten ofkaaft / ofkaf
dir: hätt ofkaaft / ofkaf
si: hätten ofkaaft / ofkaf

Imperative · Present

du: kaf of!
dir: kaaft of!

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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