Rules Flashcards

(49 cards)

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“The” for words ending in a constanant (except m, n)

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La

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“The” for words ending in a,e,i,o,u

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a

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“The” for words ending in an,en,on

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an

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“The” for words ending in m,n,èn,òn

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nan

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4
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a or an

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on/yon

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5
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Tense goes _____ the verb

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Before

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Possessive pronouns are written as a separate word

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m’ w’ l’ n’ y’

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7
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Comparisons:

Words ending in “er” “est”

(Ex: biggER, biggEST)

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Pi

Before the adjective

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8
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Comparison:
“Than”
(Ex: better THAN you)

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Pase

After the adj

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9
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Comparisons:

Exaggeration of words ending in “er” “est”. (Ex: biggER, biggEST)

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pase tout

(after the adj.)

______ pi _____ pase tout

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More/more than

*More only at the end of a sentence

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Plis

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Any word equivalent to “Less”

after the adj

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Mwens

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12
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Too = also

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Tou

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13
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Too = too much

After the adj

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Twòp

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14
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Too = too much

Before the adj

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Twò

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15
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Any word equivalent to “Less”

before the adj

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Mwen

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16
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Very

before the adjective

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Trè

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17
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Very

Greater emphasis, after the adjective

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Anpil

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18
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So (much/many)

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si tèlman

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So (much/many) that

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si tèlman ___ ke

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So (that) = in order to

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Would/would’ve

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Ta

comes before verb

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Could

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Ta kapab/ta ka

comes before verb

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May/might

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Ta ka

comes before verb

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Should/ought to
Ta dwe | comes before verb
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Could've/might have/may
Te ka | comes before verb
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Should've/ought to have
Te dwe | comes before verb
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This
Sa a
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This is/that is
Sa
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That
Sila a
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Those
Sila yo
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These
Sa yo
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These are/ those are
Sa yo
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Some
Kèk
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Some of | Specific-When part of a whole
Kèk nan
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Some | Specific-When part of a piece or before a singular word
Yon miso/ yon pati
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Some | General use
De
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If a contraction precedes a word beginning with a vowel
It's joined to the following word Ex: m'ap
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If a contraction precedes a word beginning with a consonant
There is a space between the following word Ex: m' vle
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Pronoun and future tense indicators are usually contracted
Mwen pral/va = m'a Nou pral/va = n'a Li pral/va = l'a Yo pral/va = y'a
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Is/am/are (to be) Before a noun/pronoun which it equals to the subject Ex: I am a doctor
Se | Ex: mwen se doktè
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It is Describing task, time and place
Se
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It was Describing task, time and place
Se te
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Is/am/are Usually at the end of a sentence
Ye
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Is/am/are (to be) In most cases are not expressed Ex: The machine is big
Machin nan gwo
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Is/are/was/will be Following who and which Ex: Who is?
Ye Ex: Ki moun ki?
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Is/are/was/will be After the subject with where Ex: Where is ____?
Ye Ex: Ki kote ___ ye?
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Questions beginning with a verb
Eske
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A passive voice in English Ex: The child was bitten by the dog Rule for French kreyol?
Active voice in French Kreyol Ex: The dog bit the child