You are right about ou menm, li menm, etc... meaning yourself, him/herself
Pou kont ... in Creole translate by self, which means alone.
pou kont mwen (literally on my own account) - by myself
pou kont li - by himself
pou kont nou - by ourselves
Example:
Li te aprann kondui pou kont li.
She learned to drive by herself (She learned to drive on her own, with no help)
Li te kite timoun yo nan kay la pou kont yo.
He left the kids in the house by themselves (alone, with no supervision)
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Alone, unattached, by oneself
Mwen menm, ou menm - myself, yourself?
Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words
Pou kont ... in Creole translate by self, which means alone.
pou kont mwen (literally on my own account) - by myself
pou kont li - by himself
pou kont nou - by ourselves
Example:
Li te aprann kondui pou kont li.
She learned to drive by herself (She learned to drive on her own, with no help)
Li te kite timoun yo nan kay la pou kont yo.
He left the kids in the house by themselves (alone, with no supervision)
See these helpful links:
Alone, unattached, by oneself
Mwen menm, ou menm - myself, yourself?
Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words
Mandaly, w'ap ede'm anpil anpil...mwen remesye ou avek tout ke'm pou tout travay ou! Mwen bezwen ou!! Mwen pa ka aprann kreyol POU KONT mwen :)
ReplyDeleteWOW! GREAT usage of POU KONT MWEN :)
DeleteKreyòl ou anfòm.
Kenbe la!