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