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“The” for words ending in a constanant (except m, n)

A

La

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“The” for words ending in a,e,i,o,u

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a

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“The” for words ending in an,en,on

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an

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“The” for words ending in m,n,èn,òn

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nan

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a or an

A

on/yon

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Tense goes _____ the verb

A

Before

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Possessive pronouns are written as a separate word

A

m’ w’ l’ n’ y’

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Comparisons:

Words ending in “er” “est”

(Ex: biggER, biggEST)

A

Pi

Before the adjective

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Comparison:
“Than”
(Ex: better THAN you)

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Pase

After the adj

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Comparisons:

Exaggeration of words ending in “er” “est”. (Ex: biggER, biggEST)

A

pase tout

(after the adj.)

______ pi _____ pase tout

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More/more than

*More only at the end of a sentence

A

Plis

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Any word equivalent to “Less”

after the adj

A

Mwens

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Too = also

A

Tou

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Too = too much

After the adj

A

Twòp

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Too = too much

Before the adj

A

Twò

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Any word equivalent to “Less”

before the adj

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Mwen

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16
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Very

before the adjective

A

Trè

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17
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Very

Greater emphasis, after the adjective

A

Anpil

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18
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So (much/many)

A

si tèlman

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So (much/many) that

A

si tèlman ___ ke

20
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So (that) = in order to

A

pou

21
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Would/would’ve

A

Ta

comes before verb

22
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Could

A

Ta kapab/ta ka

comes before verb

23
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May/might

A

Ta ka

comes before verb

24
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Should/ought to

A

Ta dwe

comes before verb

25
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Could’ve/might have/may

A

Te ka

comes before verb

26
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Should’ve/ought to have

A

Te dwe

comes before verb

27
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This

A

Sa a

28
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This is/that is

A

Sa

29
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That

A

Sila a

30
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Those

A

Sila yo

31
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These

A

Sa yo

32
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These are/ those are

A

Sa yo

33
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Some

A

Kèk

34
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Some of

Specific-When part of a whole

A

Kèk nan

35
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Some

Specific-When part of a piece or before a singular word

A

Yon miso/ yon pati

36
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Some

General use

A

De

37
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If a contraction precedes a word beginning with a vowel

A

It’s joined to the following word

Ex: m’ap

38
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If a contraction precedes a word beginning with a consonant

A

There is a space between the following word

Ex: m’ vle

39
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Pronoun and future tense indicators are usually contracted

A

Mwen pral/va = m’a
Nou pral/va = n’a
Li pral/va = l’a
Yo pral/va = y’a

40
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Is/am/are (to be)

Before a noun/pronoun which it equals to the subject
Ex: I am a doctor

A

Se

Ex: mwen se doktè

41
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It is

Describing task, time and place

A

Se

42
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It was

Describing task, time and place

A

Se te

43
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Is/am/are

Usually at the end of a sentence

A

Ye

44
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Is/am/are (to be)

In most cases are not expressed

Ex: The machine is big

A

Machin nan gwo

45
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Is/are/was/will be

Following who and which

Ex: Who is?

A

Ye

Ex: Ki moun ki?

46
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Is/are/was/will be

After the subject with where

Ex: Where is ____?

A

Ye

Ex: Ki kote ___ ye?

47
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Questions beginning with a verb

A

Eske

48
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A passive voice in English

Ex: The child was bitten by the dog

Rule for French kreyol?

A

Active voice in French Kreyol

Ex: The dog bit the child