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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

How is Haitian Creole verb "fè" used as a helping verb?

"Fè" is used as a helping verb in the following instances:

fè atansyon → to pay attention, to give care to
anpil atansyon lè wap travèse lari a.
Be very careful when crossing the street.

fè bak - to back up, to retreat
Tanpri, fè bak!
Back up please!

fè manje - to cook
Eske ou te fè manje jodi a.
Did you cook today.

   also: to cook - kuit manje, bouyi manje, prepare manje, pare manje

fè erè - to make a mistake
Ou yon gwo erè.
You made a big mistake.

fè grèv - to be on strike
Anplwaye Walmart yo ap fè grèv.
Walmart employees are on strike.

fè konpliman - to congratulate, to applaud
Mwen ou konpliman pou zefò ou.
I applaud your efforts.

fè lanmou - make love, to be intimate, to have sex
Yo te fè lanmou.  Se te bèl fèt!
They made love.  It was beautiful!

fè move san - to be upset, angered, fuming, or vexed
Li fè move san paske yo pa't chwazi li.
She is fuming  over the fact that they didn't choose her.

 fè pitit, fè timoun - to have kids, to populate
M'ap koumanse fè pitit a ventan.
I'll start having kids at 20.


fè plezi - to please
Li ta m plezi si mwen ta wè ou ankò.
It would please me to see you again.


fè egzèsis - to exercise
Li fè egzèsis chak maten.
She exercises every morning.

fè tenten - to goof off, to make funny faces
Poukisa w'ap fè tenten konsa?
Why are goofing off?

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