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Verbs go, cho, la, aafo

Typical of Swiss German: gehen, kommen, lassen, anfangen are repeated before the infinitive (i gang go poschte = I'm going shopping).

I gang go poschte.

Chunsch go ässe?

Er fangt aa go schaffe.

Separable verbs

As in standard German: the particle goes to the end (i lüüte dir aa; aaglüütet).

I lüüte dir morn aa.

Modal verbs

chöne (können), müesse, dörfe, söle, wele, möchte; in the past, the modal often comes before the infinitive (dass i ha müesse schaffe).

I mues hüt schaffe.

Es tuet mer leid, dass i ha müesse gah.

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