Principal Forms
| Present, Sg.3 | cha |
| Past Participle | chöne |
Auxiliary
haa
Etymology
From Old High German kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognate with German können, Dutch kunnen, English can, con, cun, Swedish kunna. See: Old High German 'kunnan', Proto-Germanic '
*kunnaną', German, old spelling '
können', Dutch '
kunnen', English '
can', Swedish '
kunna'.
Sample Sentences
-
1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript) (Can I help you?)