Principal Forms
| Present, Sg.3 | chunt |
| Past Participle | choo |
Auxiliary
sii
Etymology
From Old High German kweman, chuman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną. Compare German kommen, Dutch komen, English come, Icelandic koma, Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (qiman). See: Old High German 'kweman', Proto-Germanic '
*kwemaną', German, old spelling '
kommen', Dutch '
komen', English '
come', Icelandic '
koma'.
Sample Sentences
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He, Fritz, chunsch mit is? (Hey, Fritz, you coming with us?) [1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:]
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«Frigg, chunsch au a d Landsgmei?» rüeft der Balz uf em Brüggli vum Büehlhuus. (‘Frigg, will you be coming to the Landsgemeinde too?’ Balz called from the steps of the Bühlhaus.) [1966, Georg Thürer, “Im Landsgmei-Ring”, in Rund umme Blattetisch, page 12:]
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1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript) (Is he actually coming to you at home?)