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Word order

Main clause: the conjugated verb is in 2nd position, as in standard German (Am Mäntig gang i uf Züri). Subordinate clause: the verbs go to the end, but the conjugated verb usually comes before the infinitives, whereas in standard German it is at the very end. With a participle, both orders exist.

HochdeutschSchweizerdeutsch
…, dass er kommen kann.…, dass er cha cho.
…, weil ich arbeiten muss.…, wil i mues schaffe.
…, dass er hat kommen können.…, dass er hät chöne cho.
…, dass sie gekommen ist.…, dass si cho isch. / …, dass si isch cho.
…, dass ich dich gesehen habe.…, dass i di gseh ha. / …, dass i di ha gseh.

Short pronouns come right after the verb or the conjunction, before everything else: Geschter hät er mer s gseit.

I weiss nöd, öb er cha cho.

I don't know whether he can come.

Am Morge trink i immer es Kafi.

In the morning I always drink a coffee.

Si hät gseit, dass si nöd hät chöne schlafe.

She said she hadn't been able to sleep.

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