Types of Sentences.
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A. To be sentences with a noun and verbal adjective. Mo la. = I am tired. Yè en marchè. = They are at the market. In this sentence, you may still use the verb particles even though the verb is understood (or missing). B. To be sentences with sè. Use se if 1. predicate is a noun (it is a ...) John se en jadinye. = John is a gardener. 2. subject is ki sa (that) Ki sa se bon. = That is good. 3. predicate is non-inherent adjective/noun 4. emphatic statements with yè Se kreyol mo yè. = I am Cajun move predicate to second position with subject in third and add yè C. To be sentence without the subject noun. Se en lameson. = It's a house. D. Transitive sentences. These follow the "subject - verb - indirect object - direct object" format. Vou a wa en gro bato. = You will see a big boat. Li mont nom yè liv la. = She showed the men the book.( or the book to the children). Li mont yè liv la.= He showed them the book. Li mont yè li. = He showed it to them. E. Transitive/ Intransitive sentence. Contains a noun phrase subject, a predicate containing an intransitive verb, and, sometimes, one or more adverbials. Li vini jordi. = He came today. Anita desann Nouvo Olean. = Anita is going down to New Orleans. For To (..Do) Phrases Use pou, for. Mo gen tann pou fe sila. I have time to do this. (pou = for to...) Relative Sentences. For (that) relative make two sentences or add ke between the sentences Li di li ke li pral. = He told him that he's going. For the meaning "that which"or "what", you the same format and ki sa in place of ke Li di li ki sa li we. = He said what he knows If/Then Statements In if/then statements the if part uses tè the then part uses ta Si mo tè konnen ki sa, mo pa ta fe li. = If I had known that, I would not have done it. Ability Use ka, kap, or kapab (to be able) Preference Temporal subordination Kann vou a vini, mo a travay. = When you come, I'll be working. Kann vou tè dormi, mo tè travay.= While you slept, I worked. |
