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How sentences work · flashcards
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pandanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
while
menmHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
same
kaHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
can (to be able to)
Ki lesHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
whose
Li (i) té manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
He/she had eaten.
LiHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
her, him, it
Ki saHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
what is that
andidanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
in
Mwen té manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
I had eaten.
Ou té enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
You loved. You had loved.
kò mwenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
myself
Yo té manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
They had eaten.
lèHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
when
magwéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
although
asouHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
on
toupatouHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
everywhere
Jòdi-a sé lendiHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Today is Monday
chakHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
each, every
kò-liHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
himself
Yo pa kwè.How sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
They did not believe.
Mwen manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
I ate. I have eaten.
Li (i) kalé manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
He/she will eat. He is going going to eat.
plisHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
anything, more
a lotHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
another
kapabHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
able, canAI can't help you with that.
adanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
in, inside, into, from
yoHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
they, them, their
osiHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
also
Zòt té ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
You were eating.
kaléHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
going to; will
Ou ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
You eat. You are eating.
sèlHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
only
Yo té enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
They loved. They had loved.
té diHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
told
kombyenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
how many
kiHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
what
Nou manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
We ate. We have eaten.
toutHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
all
bòHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
at
dépiHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
since
Zòt manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
You ate. You have eaten.
Ou té ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
You were eating.
mwenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
mine
silonHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
according to
mwen YonneHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
I alone
Nou té manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
We had eaten.
kontHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
against
SiHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
ifIf you want to say "cut", it's koupé.
té vléHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
wanted
pwèskéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
nearly, almost
MwenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
my
NouHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
we, us
Ou té manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
You had eaten.
jisHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
even then; until then
méHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
but
apwéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
then, afterwards, after
kéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
will
Si ou vlé pou di cut I sé koupé.How sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
If you want to say "cut", it's koupé.
paséHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
than (before infinitives; sometimes used alone for passé poû)
anHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
at, in
ka pòtéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
carrying
Zòt kalé manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
You will eat. You are going to eat.
avanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
before
yonHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
one, a
Yo té ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
They were eating.
Mwen pa manjé.How sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
I am not hungry.
Ki mounHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
who
lotHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
other
kaHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Used before the verb shows present tense
SaHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
that
Mwen ka wèsté an ÒpòHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
I live in Port-of-Spain
nanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
in; from or out of (after such verbs as sótî, tirer)
OuHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
you
tiniHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
to haveWe're glad to have you.
Li (i) ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
He/she eats. He/she is eating.
étHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
and
sétéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
was
Zòt enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
You love
salaHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
this
apanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
between
Li (i) té ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
He/she was eating.
koumanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
how
laHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
there
Li (i) enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
He/she loves
paséHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
than
Ou kalé manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
You shall eat. You are going to eat.
anlèHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
upon
Mwen té ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
I was eating.
pouHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
to, for
paskiHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
because
lézòtHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
others
Zòt té enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
You loved. You had loved.
Yo kalé manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
They shall eat. They are going to eat.
anHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
inside
Zòt té manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
You had eaten.
mwenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
I, me
Zòt ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
You eat. You are eating.
èvèkHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
with
kotéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
where
èkseptéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
unless
Li (i) manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
He/she ate. He/she has eaten.
Yo enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
They love
Ou enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
You love
èksèptéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
except
antHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
between
Li (i) té enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
He/she loved. He/she had loved.
iHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
he, she, it
Nou kalé manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
We shall eat. We are going to eat.
nouHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
you (more than one)
lòtHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
other
magwéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
in spite of
konsaHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
so
laHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
the
Nou enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
We love
diHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
of
Mwen kalé manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
I will eat. I am going to eat.
Mwen ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
I eat. I am eating.
pisHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
because
Ou manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
You ate. You have eaten.
antiwanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
excepting
-anHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
the (form of the definite article after a nasal vowel: a final n that is not sounded)the mountain; the boy
Yo manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
They ate. They have eaten.
anbaHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
under, beneath
Mwen enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
I love
Nou té enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
We loved. We had loved.
douvanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
before
paHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
through, not, no, don't
minHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
while
pouki saHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
why
pasHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
because
séHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
is, are
paséHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
than (before any tense of the Indicative)
ÉpiHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
and, with
anhoHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
above
jaHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
already
èkHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
and
Yo ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
They eat. They are eating.
Nou ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
We eat. We are eating.
Mwen manjé?How sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Have I eaten?
zòtHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
you (more than one)
téHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
used to show past tenseIt was good.
Mwen té enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
I loved. I had loved.
ayanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
nothing
Nou té ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
We were eating.
pandanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
menmHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
kaHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Ki lesHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Li (i) té manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
LiHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Ki saHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
andidanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
same
while
whose
can (to be able to)
her, him, it
He/she had eaten.
in
what is that
Mwen té manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Ou té enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
kò mwenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Yo té manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
lèHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
magwéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
asouHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
toupatouHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
You loved. You had loved.
I had eaten.
They had eaten.
myself
although
when
everywhere
on
Jòdi-a sé lendiHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
chakHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
kò-liHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Yo pa kwè.How sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Li (i) kalé manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
plisHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
a lotHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
each, every
Today is Monday
They did not believe.
himself
He/she will eat. He is going going to eat.
I ate. I have eaten.
another
anything, more
kapabHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
adanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
yoHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
osiHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Zòt té ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
kaléHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Ou ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
sèlHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
in, inside, into, from
able, canAI can't help you with that.
also
they, them, their
going to; will
You were eating.
only
You eat. You are eating.
Yo té enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
té diHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
kombyenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
kiHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Nou manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
toutHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
bòHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
dépiHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
told
They loved. They had loved.
what
how many
all
We ate. We have eaten.
since
at
Zòt manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Ou té ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
mwenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
silonHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
mwen YonneHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Nou té manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
kontHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
SiHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
You were eating.
You ate. You have eaten.
according to
mine
We had eaten.
I alone
ifIf you want to say "cut", it's koupé.
against
té vléHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
pwèskéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
MwenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
NouHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Ou té manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
jisHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
méHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
apwéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
nearly, almost
wanted
we, us
my
even then; until then
You had eaten.
then, afterwards, after
but
kéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Si ou vlé pou di cut I sé koupé.How sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
paséHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
anHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
ka pòtéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Zòt kalé manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
avanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
yonHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
If you want to say "cut", it's koupé.
will
at, in
than (before infinitives; sometimes used alone for passé poû)
You will eat. You are going to eat.
carrying
one, a
before
Yo té ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen pa manjé.How sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Ki mounHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
lotHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
kaHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
SaHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen ka wèsté an ÒpòHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
nanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
I am not hungry.
They were eating.
other
who
that
Used before the verb shows present tense
in; from or out of (after such verbs as sótî, tirer)
I live in Port-of-Spain
OuHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
tiniHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Li (i) ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
étHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
sétéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Zòt enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
salaHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
apanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
to haveWe're glad to have you.
you
and
He/she eats. He/she is eating.
You love
was
between
this
Li (i) té ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
koumanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
laHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Li (i) enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
paséHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Ou kalé manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
anlèHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen té ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
how
He/she was eating.
He/she loves
there
You shall eat. You are going to eat.
than
I was eating.
upon
pouHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
paskiHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
lézòtHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Zòt té enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Yo kalé manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
anHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Zòt té manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
mwenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
because
to, for
You loved. You had loved.
others
inside
They shall eat. They are going to eat.
I, me
You had eaten.
Zòt ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
èvèkHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
kotéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
èkseptéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Li (i) manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Yo enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Ou enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
èksèptéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
with
You eat. You are eating.
unless
where
They love
He/she ate. He/she has eaten.
except
You love
antHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Li (i) té enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
iHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Nou kalé manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
nouHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
lòtHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
magwéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
konsaHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
He/she loved. He/she had loved.
between
We shall eat. We are going to eat.
he, she, it
other
you (more than one)
so
in spite of
laHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Nou enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
diHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen kalé manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
pisHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Ou manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
antiwanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
We love
the
I will eat. I am going to eat.
of
because
I eat. I am eating.
excepting
You ate. You have eaten.
-anHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Yo manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
anbaHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Nou té enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
douvanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
paHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
minHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
They ate. They have eaten.
the (form of the definite article after a nasal vowel: a final n that is not sounded)the mountain; the boy
I love
under, beneath
before
We loved. We had loved.
while
through, not, no, don't
pouki saHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
pasHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
séHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
paséHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
ÉpiHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
anhoHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
jaHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
èkHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
because
why
than (before any tense of the Indicative)
is, are
above
and, with
and
already
Yo ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Nou ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen manjé?How sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
zòtHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
téHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen té enmenHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
ayanHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
Nou té ka manjéHow sentences work · TriniKwéyòl
We eat. We are eating.
They eat. They are eating.
you (more than one)
Have I eaten?
I loved. I had loved.
used to show past tenseIt was good.
We were eating.
nothing