Wednesday, February 1, 2012

1. loose vs lose2. of vs off3. its vs it's

lose (v.) → pèdi

Mwen pèdi.
I'm lost.

Mwen te pèdi valiz mwen ayè.
I lost my bag yesterday.
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loose (not tight) → lach, lage
loose (morally) → lib, konsa konsa
loosen v.) → lage, lache

Kòd la twò lach, li p'ap ka kenbe.
The rope is too loose, it won't hold.

Ala fanm lib!
What a careless / loose woman!

Li  te lage chèn yo pou libere nou.
He loosened the chains to set us free.
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of - is not practically translated in Haitian Creole.

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