chöne
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Alemannic German
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
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[edit]chöne (third-person singular simple present cha, past participle chöne, past subjunctive chönti, auxiliary haa)
- (modal) can; to be able
- 1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
- Chani Ine helfe?
- Can I help you?
- 1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
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