Thursday, November 10, 2011

Grammar: Demonstratives

"yo" is an indicator of the plural form.

bear with me please :)

examples:
liv la → the book (singular)
liv yo → the books (plural)

ti gason an → the little boy (singular)
ti gason yo → the little boys (plural)

kay sa → this house (singular)
kay sa yo → these houses (plural)

moun sa → this person (singular)
moun sa yo → these people (plural)

So...

Sa se kreyon mwen. → This is my pencil.
Sa yo se kreyon mwen → these are my pencils.

Sa se yon radyo. → This is a radio.
Sa yo se radyo. → These are radios.

Liv sa se pa m. → This book is mine.
Liv sa yo se pa m. → Those books are mine.

Mesye sa se frè m, → That guy is my brother.
Mesye sa yo se frè m. → Those guys are my brother.

Mwen renmen foto sa. → I like this picture.
Mwen renmen foto sa yo. → I like these pictures.

Mwen pa konprann mo sa. → I don't understand this word.
Mwen pa konprann mo sa yo. → I don't understand these words.




FYI:  The word "yo" just like the other Haitian Creole pronouns can be confusing. 
"Yo"  is the plural definite article → as in:  liv yo - the books
"yo" is the subject pronoun → as in:  Yo pale - they talk
"yo" is the object pronoun → as in:  Mwen renmen yo - I love them
"yo" is the possessive adjective → as in:  Sa se kay yo. - This is their house.

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