The use of the auxiliar "TE" to show the past in haitian creole.

The use of the question words (KOMAN, KILÈS, KILÈ, KI KOTE, KIJAN, KISA, KONBYEN) in haitian creole.

 

KILÈ?: are used to ask about time. 

Ex: Kilè li ye?  rep: li twa zè. = it's three o'clock.

KILÈS or KI MOUN?:are used when you ask about people.

Ex: kilès li ye= who is he/she?  Ki moun ou ye? Who are you?

(KI)KOTE: is used to aks about place. 

Ex: Ki kote w'ap viv? = Where do you live?

KISA?: use to ask about things.

Ex: kisa li ye? = what is it?  Ki sa ou vle di? what do you want to say?

KOMAN? or KIJAN?: use to ask abour manner or way to do or see something.

Ex: koman ou rele? What's your name?  Kijan ou ye? = How are you?

KONBYEN?: is used to ask about quantity. 

Ex: konbyen pòm ou gneyen? How many apples do you have?

POUKISA or POUKI?: are used to ask about a cause.

Ex: Poukisa ou pa pale? = Why don't you speak?

      Pouki ou pa manje? = why don't you eat? 

How to build the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms in haitian creole.

 

AFFIRMATIVE

In haitian creole, as in english, we use the affiirmative, negative and interrogative forms. 

For the affirmative forms, we have: SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT.

                                                     Ex: mwen          manje     diri ak lalo. = i eat rice with lalo.

Sometimes, they don't need verb, we only use: SUBJECT + PARRTICLE, as, LA, AVÈK, AK, etc., but when se translate that, the sense is the same as tobe in english.

                                                                                 Ex:  Mwen la. = I am here.

                                                                                         Li avèk yo. = He or she is with them.

                                                                  NEGATIVE

In the negative forms, we have: SUBJECT + PA + VERB + OBJECT. 

                                                Ex: li                 pa      manje   diri ak lalo. = i don't eat rice with lalo.

The same as the afffirmative forms, sometimes, they don't need verb, we only use: SUBJECT + PA PARRTICLE, as, LA, AVÈK, AK, etc.

Ex: li pa la. = I am not here.

      Li ak nou. He or she is not with us. 

                                                                INTERROGATIVE

For the interrogative forms, we have got: (ESKE) + SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT?

                                                          Ex: (Eske)           ou             manje      diri ak lalo?

The expression ESLKE can be omitted.

The same as the afffirmative and negative forms, sometimes, they don't need verb, we only use: SUBJECT + PA PARRTICLE, as, LA, AVÈK, AK, etc.

   Ex: Li avèk yo? Is she or he with them?

         Ou  la?   Are you here?

The use of sentences without verbs in haitian creole.

 

In haitian creole, most often, they build sentences without verb. This structure is used when  people use the adverb LA = THERE or HERE.

Ex: Mwen la. =  

      Li te la.

      Yo pral la. 

      Ou ta la. 

Without the adverb LA, we need to use verb. 

Ex: Mwen pral wè yo. = i will see them.

   Sometimes, this structure is used the prepsositions: AVEK and AK

Ex: mwen avèk yo. = i was with them.

      Ou te avèk li. = you were with him or her.

Showing ability using the word " KAB or KABAP" in haitian creole

How to build the interrogative forms with the expression " ESKE" without ESKE" in haitian creole.

How to build the affirmative forms in haitian creole.