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Schwiizertüütsch Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Grammar tables, charts and rules.

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Subject pronouns (nomin­ative case)

semi-s­tressed
unstressed
stressed
English
ich
i
iich
I
du
d
duu
you (sg)
er
er
eer
he
si
si
sii
she
es
s
ees
it
mir
mer
miir
we
ir
er
iir
you (pl)
si
si
sii
they
Si
Si
Sii
you (polite)
1) Semi-s­tressed pronouns are used in everyday conver­sation.
2) Unstressed pronouns are used between stressed words.
3) Stressed pronouns are used for contrast, emphasis and clarif­ica­tion.

Object pronouns

Accusative
Dative
English
mich
mer
me
dich
der / dir
you (sg)
er
em
him
si
er
her
es / s
em
it
öis
öis
us
öi
öi
you (pl)
si
inä
them
Si
Inä
you (polite)
 

Possessive adjectives (common case)

Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Plural
min
mini
mis
mini
din
dini
dis
dini
sin
sini
sis
sini
irä
iri
iräs
iri
sin
sini
sis
sini
öisä
öisi
öisäs
öisi
öiä
öii
öiäs
öii
irä
iri
iräs
iri
Irä
Iri
Iräs
Iri
Common case = nominative case and accusative case

Possessive adjectives (dative case)

Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Plural
mim
minerä
mim
minä
dim
dinerä
dim
dinä
sim
sinerä
sim
sinä
iräm
irärä
iräm
irnä
sim
sinerä
sim
sinä
öisäm
öisärä
öisäm
öisnä
öiäm
öiärä
öiäm
öinä
iräm
irärä
iräm
irnä
Iräm
Irärä
Iräm
Irnä

Strong adjective endings (common case)

Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Plural
-e
-i
-s
-i
1) Masculine singular adjective ending before a vowel: -en
2) Strong declension is used when adjectives are preceded by:
*indef­inite articles in the common case
*negation kän, , käs
*numbers
*posse­ssive adjectives min, din, sin

Strong adjective endings (dative case)

Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Plural
-em
-er
-em
-e
Plural adjective ending before a vowel: -en
 

Definite articles (common case)

Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Plural
d
s
d
1) Masculine singular article before a vowel: dr
2) Feminine singular article before an adjective: di
3) Plural article before an adjective: di

Definite articles (dative case)

Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Plural
em
em
de
Dative plural article before a vowel: den

Indefinite articles (common case)

 
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Common
en
e
es
Dative
emene
enere
emene
1) Feminine singular article before a vowel: en
2) Dative forms before a vowel: emenen, eneren, emenen

Weak adjective endings (common case)

Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Plural
-i
-i
-i
-e
1) Plural adjective ending before a vowel: -en
2) Weak declension is used when adjectives are preceded by:
*definite articles
*dative indefinite articles
*indef­inite pronouns and quanti­fiers
*dative possessive adjectives
*demon­str­ative adjectives
*posse­ssive adjectives (except min, din and sin, which require strong adjective endings)

Weak adjective endings (dative case)

Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Plural
-en
-en
-en
-e
Plural adjective ending before a vowel: -en

Weak adjective endings (dative case)

Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Plural
Plural adjective ending before a vowel: -en