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Another funny thing about Swiss German is that we don't have a simple past. There is no "We ate" or "I made" or "You played". Rather, we always say stuff like "
by ThereIsNoWorry 5y ago
Another funny thing about Swiss German is that we don't have a simple past. There is no "We ate" or "I made" or "You played". Rather, we always say stuff like "We have eaten" or "I have made" or "You have played". I.e., we only ever use present perfect. It's rather weird and as a native, never noticed this particularity until it just came to me once when I casually switched from speaking Swiss German to High / "normal" German (or English, for that matter).
- snthpy 5y agoInteresting. I lived in Switzerland near Zurich from when I was 5 until 9 and could speak fluent Schwiizerdüütsch at the time. Unfortunately in the 30+ years since I seem to have forgotten it all. The last time I went skiing in Switzerland I couldn't understand anything on the radio. Is there anywhere where one can read Swiss German news online because I'm wondering if it might be possible for me to reawaken those dormant memories?
- snthpy 5y agoI just found this which looks like it could be helpful: https://www.schweizerdeutsch.info/blog/das-schweizerdeutsch-grammatikbuch-erscheint-bald https://www.schweizerdeutsch.info/blog/das-schweizerdeutsch-...