Dropped final -n

/∅ (n drops)/

Accent-Specific Coaching

For American Speakers

You already drop final consonants in casual English — 'walking' becomes 'walkin'. Swiss German does the same with -n: 'machen' → 'mache', 'essen' → 'ässe', 'gehen' → 'gaa'. This is not lazy speech — it's the STANDARD Swiss German form. Every infinitive verb drops its final -n.

For British Speakers

RP preserves final consonants more carefully. For Swiss German, you need to DROP the final -n on verb infinitives. Machen → mache. This is standard, not sloppy.

For Australian / NZ Speakers

Same as American — you drop -g in casual speech. Apply the same instinct to -n in Swiss German. Machen → mache.

For Irish Speakers

Drop final -n. Irish English may already be comfortable with consonant reduction.

For Scottish Speakers

Drop final -n on all infinitives. Mache, ässe, gaa.

For Indian Speakers

Drop the final -n from verb infinitives. Machen → mache, essen → ässe. This is the standard form, not informal.

For South African Speakers

Drop final -n. Standard Swiss German form.

For Nigerian / W. African Speakers

Yoruba prefers open syllables (ending in vowels). Swiss German's n-dropping creates exactly this pattern — mache, ässe, rede all end in vowels. This should feel natural to you.