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Instead of SE, we use YE in interrogative sentences:
1. Kisa sa a ye? instead ofKisa sa a se?
What this is? literally
What is this?
2. Kouman yo ye? instead ofKouman yo se?
How they are? literally.
How are they?
We also use "YE" when we have "SE" or "SA" as an impersonal pronoun (it is) or demonstrative pronoun (this is, that is) in a sentence. So it becomes "SE ... YE" or "Sa...YE" instead ofSE .... SE.
We also use YE in exclamative sentences too.
Interrogative sentences:
3. Eske se madanm ou li ye? instead ofEske se madanm ou li se?
Is this your wife she is? literally
Is she your wife?
4. Eske se konsa li ye? instead ofEske se konsa li se?
Is it how it is? literally
Is this how it is?
5. Sa mwen ta ye san ou?
Kisa mwen ta ye san ou?
What would I be without you?
Exclamative sentences
6. Ala yon wont sa ta ye.
What a shame it would be.
7. Ala yon sanzave li ta ye, si l te gen anpil byen.
What a jerk he would be he was wealthy.
Deklarative sentences
8. Se sa mwen ye. instead ofSe sa mwen se.
It's what I am. literally
That's what I am.
9 Se sa mwen te ye. instead ofSe sa mwen ta se.
It is what I was.
That what I was.
10. Se moun sa a mwen va ye. instead ofSe moun sa a mwen va se.
It is this/that person I will be.
That who I'll be.
11. Se konsa li ye. instead ofSe konsa li se.
It's how it is.
That's how it is.
12. Yo di se yon loraj kale fanm sa a ye.
They say it's a firecracker that this woman is.
They say this woman is a bitch.
13. Se Bondye li ye. instead ofSe Bondye li se.
It's God that he is.
He's God.
14. Se pa tyoul ou m ye. instead ofSe pa tyoul ou m se.
It's not your slave that I am.
I am not your maid.
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Instead of SE, we use YE in interrogative sentences:
1. Kisa sa a ye? instead of
What this is? literally
What is this?
2. Kouman yo ye? instead of
How they are? literally.
How are they?
We also use "YE" when we have "SE" or "SA" as an impersonal pronoun (it is) or demonstrative pronoun (this is, that is) in a sentence. So it becomes "SE ... YE" or "Sa...YE" instead of
We also use YE in exclamative sentences too.
Interrogative sentences:
3. Eske se madanm ou li ye? instead of
Is this your wife she is? literally
Is she your wife?
4. Eske se konsa li ye? instead of
Is it how it is? literally
Is this how it is?
5. Sa mwen ta ye san ou?
Kisa mwen ta ye san ou?
What would I be without you?
Exclamative sentences
6. Ala yon wont sa ta ye.
What a shame it would be.
7. Ala yon sanzave li ta ye, si l te gen anpil byen.
What a jerk he would be he was wealthy.
Deklarative sentences
8. Se sa mwen ye. instead of
It's what I am. literally
That's what I am.
9 Se sa mwen te ye. instead of
It is what I was.
That what I was.
10. Se moun sa a mwen va ye. instead of
It is this/that person I will be.
That who I'll be.
11. Se konsa li ye. instead of
It's how it is.
That's how it is.
12. Yo di se yon loraj kale fanm sa a ye.
They say it's a firecracker that this woman is.
They say this woman is a bitch.
13. Se Bondye li ye. instead of
It's God that he is.
He's God.
14. Se pa tyoul ou m ye. instead of
It's not your slave that I am.
I am not your maid.
Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words
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