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.

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The use of the double auxiliar "TE PRAL" in haitian creole to talk about PAST FUTURE.

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The use of the verbs"CHANTE ak DANSE" in haitian creole.

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The use of the verbs"ALE ak VINI" in haitian creole.

The use of the auxiliar "TA" in haitian creole to talk about CONDITION.

The us of the interrogtive words "KI, KILÈS" KISA, KÒMAN, KILÈ" in haitian creole.

The reducing of the pronoun subject in haitian creole.

The use of the negative form using the word "PA" in haitian creole.

The use of the auxiliar "TE" in haitian creole to talk about THE PAST.

The use of the auxiliar "PRAL" in haitian creole to talk about THE FUTURE.

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The use of the verb "SE" in different forms and tenses in haitian creole.

 

In haitian creole, we SE  to describe something or someone, it means: BE.

In the affirm, form, we have: SUBJECT + SE + OBJECT.

                                         Ex: Ou               se            John.  = Eres John.

                                                Mwen          se           yon doctor=  I am a doctor.

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

                                               Ex: Se    pa      li. = It's not him or her. 

In the entéwogatif forms, we have, as formula: (ESKE) + SE + OBJECT. 

                                                                      Ex: Eske      se          Diana?  Is she Diana?

If you question directly to the person, you will have: (ESKE) + SUBJECT + SE + OBJECT?

                                                                                  Ex: Eske           ou             se          Diana? 

                                                                                         Are you Diana?

In the past, we have: SE + TE + OBJECT. 

                                 Ex:  Se te John.  = He was John. 

                                        Se  te  nou.  =  We were.

In the future, we have: SE + PRAL + OBJECT. 

                                 Ex:  Se pral John.  = He will be John. 

                                        Se  pral  nou.  =  We wil be.

                                                                            

The use of the subject and object pronouns of the haitian creole.

 

SUBJECT PRONOUNS

In haitian creole, we use subject pronouns as any other languages. These are the 5 important ones: 

MWEN  = I

LI = HE, SHE, IT

OU = YOU

NOU = WE

 YO = THEY

We use the contraction forms for each one the same as in english. 

For exmaple,

 MWEN= M'

 LI = L'

 OU = W'

NOU = N'

YO =  Y'

Usually, MWEN uses with contraction form in the present simple. 

Ex: Mwen manje diri.= M' manje diri. = I eat rice.

The others, normally, use with the progressive form: AP.

      Li ap bwè dlo.= L'ap bwé dlo = He or she is drinking water.

OBJECT PRONOUNS

The same as the subject pronouns, we have the object pronouns as well: 

MWEN  = ME

LI =HIM, HER, IT

OU = YOU

NOU =US

YO = THEM

Usually, they use at the end of the sentence as in english. Sometimes, they are used with prepositions: AK and AVÈK.

Ex: Li Pale ak ou. = He talks to you.  

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