| i | du | er / si / es | mir / dir / si | Hochdeutsch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chöne | cha | chasch | cha | chönd | können |
| müese | mues | muesch | mues | müend | müssen |
| dörfe | darf | darfsch | darf | dörfed | dürfen |
| söle | söll | söllsch | söll | söled | sollen |
| wele | wott | wotsch | wott | wänd | wollen |
| möge | mag | magsch | mag | möged | mögen |
Trap: i wott = I want. The little word wil means « because » (weil).
In the Perfekt, the modal stays in the infinitive and comes before the other infinitive: I ha müese schaffe (ich habe arbeiten müssen). On its own, with no other verb, it takes a participle: Das han i nöd gwellt (I didn't want that).
« Not need to »: nöd bruuche + z (Du bruuchsch nöd z warte).
Chasch mer hälfe?
Can you help me?
Mir händ lang müese warte.
We had to wait a long time.
Wotsch no es Stuck Chueche?
Do you want another piece of cake?
Du bruuchsch nöd z warte.
You don't need to wait.
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