Haitian Quiz 1 - Jeannine-2 Flashcards
ap
verbal marker present progressive
te
verbal marker past tense
te ap (t’ap)
verbal marker past progressive “was x-ing”
te ka
verbal marker past conditional “could have”
ap
verbal marker future “about to”
pral
verbal marker future
a
verbal marker future “will eventually” (but not the distant future)
va (or just a)
verbal marker future “going to”
ava (or just a)
verbal marker future “at some indeterminate point”
kap / kab
verbal marker future “at some indeterminate point”
ap ka
verbal marker future conditional “will be able to”
pral ka
verbal marker future conditional
a va
verbal marker future conditional
ta va
verbal marker future conditional
ta
verbal marker conditional “would”
ka
verbal marker conditional “could” “may”
konn
modal verbal marker habitual action “usually”
deja
modal verbal marker completed past “already”
fini / fin
modal verbal marker completed past “finished”
fèk
modal verbal marker immediate past “just finished”
soti / sot
modal verbal marker immediate past “just finished”
vle
modal verbal marker desire + immediacy
koumanse / kòmanse
modal verbal marker present progressive of an ongoing action “starts to …”
pran / tonbe
modal verbal marker present sudden and urgent action
vin
modal verbal marker the future of the past (?)
depi
present perfect tense marker–shifting sentence placement.
pandan
present perfect tense marker–shifting sentence placement.
pandan
past perfect tense marker–shifting sentence placement.
deja
future perfect tense marker–shifting sentence placement.
avan
future perfect tense marker–shifting sentence placement.
se
to be: profession, nationality, religion; + information questions.
