oflafen

Lëtzebuergesch

English: to run off; to take place; to pass; to expire; to survey; to wear down
Français: s'écouler; se dérouler; expirer; reconnaître (en courant); user
Deutsch: ablaufen

Type: VRB
Synonym: offléissen
Auxiliary: hunn
Participe passé: ofgelaf; ofgelaf

Pronunciation (IPA)

[ˈoːflaːfən]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch: ablaufen (abfließen)
Français: s'écouler (liquide)
English: to run off (to drain away)
Português: escoar (líquido)
Nederlands: weglopen (water)

Synonyms

offléissen

Meaning 2

Deutsch: ablaufen (verlaufen)
Français: se dérouler (se passer)
English: to proceed; to take place
Português: decorrer (passar-se)
Nederlands: verlopen

Meaning 3

Deutsch: ablaufen (enden)
Français: s'écouler (s'achever)
English: to pass (to come to an end)
Português: escoar-se (acabar)
Nederlands: vergaan; voorbijgaan (tijd)

Meaning 4

Deutsch: ablaufen (verfallen)
Français: expirer (se périmer)
English: to run out; to expire
Português: caducar (prescrever)
Nederlands: verlopen; vervallen

Meaning 5

Deutsch: ablaufen (entlanglaufen)
Français: parcourir (en courant); reconnaître (en courant) (un trajet)
English: to run over; to survey (a course, a track)
Português: percorrer (a correr); reconhecer (a correr) (um trajeto)
Nederlands: langslopen

Meaning 6

Deutsch: ablaufen (abnutzen)
Français: user (en marchant)
English: to wear down (by walking)
Português: gastar (a caminhar)
Nederlands: aflopen; verslijten (schoeisel)

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

ofgelaf
oflaaft
oflafen
ofleefs
ofleeft
ofzelafen

Example sentences

ech muss de Kullang botzen, fir datt d'Waasser besser ofleeft
Meaning 1: to run off
d'Manifestatioun ass friddlech ofgelaf
Meaning 2: to proceed; to take place
d'Zäit ass ze séier ofgelaf
Meaning 3: to pass
mäi Pass leeft den nächste Mount of
Meaning 4: to run out; to expire
pass op, d'Mëllech ass ofgelaf !
Meaning 4: to run out; to expire
virun der Course sinn ech d'Streck eng Kéier ofgelaf
Meaning 5: to run over; to survey
ech hat schonn no dräi Wochen d'Talleke vu menge Schong ofgelaf
Meaning 6: to wear down

Verb conjugation

Infinitive: oflafen
Past participle: ofgelaf
Auxiliary: sinn

Indicative · Present

ech: lafen of
du: leefs of
hien / hatt / si: leeft of
mir: lafen of
dir: laaft of
si: lafen of

Indicative · Perfect

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

Indicative · Pluperfect

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

Conditional · Present

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

Conditional · Past

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

Imperative · Present

du: laf of!
dir: laaft of!

Indicative · Present

ech: lafen of
du: leefs of
hien / hatt / si: leeft of
mir: lafen of
dir: laaft of
si: lafen of

Indicative · Perfect

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

Indicative · Pluperfect

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

Conditional · Present

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

Conditional · Past

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

Imperative · Present

du: laf of!
dir: laaft of!

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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