The infinitive ends in -e (mache, schaffe) or in a long vowel (gaa, cho, sii). In the plural there is only one form for mir, dir and si: -ed in Zurich (mir mached, si mached). The most frequent verbs are irregular, and those are the ones you will hear all the time:
| i | du | er / si / es | mir / dir / si | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mache (machen) | mache | machsch | macht | mached |
| sii (sein) | bi | bisch | isch | sind |
| ha (haben) | ha | häsch | hät | händ |
| gaa (gehen) | gang / gaa | gaasch | gaat | gönd |
| cho (kommen) | chume | chunsch | chunt | chömed |
| tue (tun) | tue | tuesch | tuet | tüend |
| gää (geben) | gibe | gisch | git | gänd |
| näh (nehmen) | nime | nimmsch | nimmt | nämed |
| säge (sagen) | säge | seisch | seit | säged |
| wüsse (wissen) | weiss | weisch | weiss | wüssed |
| gseh (sehen) | gseh | gsehsch | gseht | gsehnd |
| laa (lassen) | lah | lasch | laht | länd |
In central Switzerland (Lucerne, Zug) you will hear het for hät and hend for händ, and other plural endings depending on the village. With the Zurich forms, everyone understands you.
Was machsch hüt?
What are you doing today?
Mir gönd am Samschtig is Kino.
We're going to the cinema on Saturday.
Weisch, wo de Bahnhof isch?
Do you know where the station is?
Er git mer s Buech.
He gives me the book.
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