laufn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• laffn, laffa (West Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German loufen, from Old High German hloufan, loufan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaupan. Cognate with German laufen, Dutch lopen, English leap and lope, Danish løbe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑɔ̯fɱ̩/
• IPA^(key): /ˈlɒːfɱ̩/ (Vienna)

Verb

laufn (past participle glaufn) (East Central Bavarian)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to run, to jog

   Mia woan heid laufn. ― We went for a run today.

2. (intransitive, of a fluid) to flow; to leak; to run

   Lauft's Wåsser? ― Is the water running?

3. (intransitive, of an event) to be in progress; to run

   Des Projekt lauft jetzt. ― The project is progressing now.

4. (intransitive, computing) to run, to execute (a program)

   Is Programm lauft net richtig. ― The program is not running correctly.

5. (intransitive, of an event) to be in order; to work; to function

   Ois lauft wia's soi. ― Everything works just fine.

6. (intransitive, of time) to pass; to flow

   De Zeit lauft schnö. ― Time passes fast.

Conjugation

Conjugation of laufn

infinitive	laufn
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	lauf	-	laufad
2nd person sing.	laufst	-	laufadst
3rd person sing.	lauft	-	laufad
1st person plur.	laufn	-	laufadn
2nd person plur.	laufts	-	laufads
3rd person plur.	laufn	-	laufadn
imperative sing.	lauf
imperative plur.	laufts
past participle	glaufn

Synonyms

• rennan