You are the sweetest
woman.
Examples made with adjectives that usually come after the noun in H. Creole.
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Ou se fanm ki pi dous lan.
For superlatives, the
order goes like this: pi + modifier +
article
When the superlative adjectives modify a noun in H. Creole, if that adjective is of the group which usually come after the noun, then the best way to translate that sentence is to add the relative pronoun 'ki' before 'pi'. See the following examples.
Examples made with adjectives that usually come before the noun in H. Creole
the most beautiful → pi
bèl la
the most beautiful
flower → pi bèl flè a
the most beautiful flower → flè ki pi bèl la
the oldest → pi gran an
the oldest girl → pi
gran fi a
the oldest girl → fi ki pi gran an
the tiniest → pi piti a
the tiniest seed → pi
piti grenn nan
the tiniest seed → grenn ki pi piti a
the whitest → blan an
the whitest teeth → pi blan dan an (can't translate it like that)
the whitest teeth → dan
ki pi blan an
the sweetest → pi dous
la
the sweetest moment → pi dous moman an (can't translate it like that)
the sweetest moment →
moman ki pi dous la
the tastiest → pi gou a
the tastiest foods → pi gou manje a (can't translate it like that)
the tastiest foods → manje ki pi gou yo
the tallest → pi wo a
the tallest man → pi wo mesye a (can't translate it like that)
the tallest man →mesye ki pi wo a
the most wicked → pi mechan an
the most wicked acts → pi mechan zak la (can't translate it like that)
the most wicked acts → zak ki pi mechan an
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Mesi anpil! Sa se yon esplikasyon ekselan!
ReplyDeletePadekwa zanmi.
DeleteAlthough I thought "bèl" was one of the adjectives that came before the noun.
ReplyDeleteYes, you are right.
Delete"bèl" IS one of the adjectives that come before the noun.
EX:
Bèl kay, bèl madanm, bèl jounen, etc....
I also noticed you are using the article that matches the adjective and not the noun. Important to note.
ReplyDeleteWi se sa zanmi!
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