Rules Flashcards
“The” for words ending in a constanant (except m, n)
La
“The” for words ending in a,e,i,o,u
a
“The” for words ending in an,en,on
an
“The” for words ending in m,n,èn,òn
nan
a or an
on/yon
Tense goes _____ the verb
Before
Possessive pronouns are written as a separate word
m’ w’ l’ n’ y’
Comparisons:
Words ending in “er” “est”
(Ex: biggER, biggEST)
Pi
Before the adjective
Comparison:
“Than”
(Ex: better THAN you)
Pase
After the adj
Comparisons:
Exaggeration of words ending in “er” “est”. (Ex: biggER, biggEST)
pase tout
(after the adj.)
______ pi _____ pase tout
More/more than
*More only at the end of a sentence
Plis
Any word equivalent to “Less”
after the adj
Mwens
Too = also
Tou
Too = too much
After the adj
Twòp
Too = too much
Before the adj
Twò
Any word equivalent to “Less”
before the adj
Mwen
Very
before the adjective
Trè
Very
Greater emphasis, after the adjective
Anpil
So (much/many)
si tèlman
So (much/many) that
si tèlman ___ ke
So (that) = in order to
pou
Would/would’ve
Ta
comes before verb
Could
Ta kapab/ta ka
comes before verb
May/might
Ta ka
comes before verb
Should/ought to
Ta dwe
comes before verb
Could’ve/might have/may
Te ka
comes before verb
Should’ve/ought to have
Te dwe
comes before verb
This
Sa a
This is/that is
Sa
That
Sila a
Those
Sila yo
These
Sa yo
These are/ those are
Sa yo
Some
Kèk
Some of
Specific-When part of a whole
Kèk nan
Some
Specific-When part of a piece or before a singular word
Yon miso/ yon pati
Some
General use
De
If a contraction precedes a word beginning with a vowel
It’s joined to the following word
Ex: m’ap
If a contraction precedes a word beginning with a consonant
There is a space between the following word
Ex: m’ vle
Pronoun and future tense indicators are usually contracted
Mwen pral/va = m’a
Nou pral/va = n’a
Li pral/va = l’a
Yo pral/va = y’a
Is/am/are (to be)
Before a noun/pronoun which it equals to the subject
Ex: I am a doctor
Se
Ex: mwen se doktè
It is
Describing task, time and place
Se
It was
Describing task, time and place
Se te
Is/am/are
Usually at the end of a sentence
Ye
Is/am/are (to be)
In most cases are not expressed
Ex: The machine is big
Machin nan gwo
Is/are/was/will be
Following who and which
Ex: Who is?
Ye
Ex: Ki moun ki?
Is/are/was/will be
After the subject with where
Ex: Where is ____?
Ye
Ex: Ki kote ___ ye?
Questions beginning with a verb
Eske
A passive voice in English
Ex: The child was bitten by the dog
Rule for French kreyol?
Active voice in French Kreyol
Ex: The dog bit the child
