Lè li wè manman li li koupe kriye a sèk. When he saw his mom he stopped crying right away.
Afè ale nan fèt chak jou a, m vle w koupe sa sèk. This thing of partying daily, I want you to stop that right away.
Li te konn sòti chak swa. Men depi mari tounen an li koupe sa sèk. She used to go out every night. But since her husband came back she stopped that right away.
Then what's the function of "m" in "koupe m sa sèk"? In what other circumstances would you add a second object (by that, I mean "m" in addition to "sa")?
"Mi a te koupe machinn li a sèk" ?
ReplyDeleteMi a kanpe machin nan sèk.
ReplyDelete"Koupe sèk" stop an action, behavior. Use it in:
Lè li wè manman li li koupe kriye a sèk.
When he saw his mom he stopped crying right away.
Afè ale nan fèt chak jou a, m vle w koupe sa sèk.
This thing of partying daily, I want you to stop that right away.
Li te konn sòti chak swa. Men depi mari tounen an li koupe sa sèk.
She used to go out every night. But since her husband came back she stopped that right away.
Then what's the function of "m" in "koupe m sa sèk"? In what other circumstances would you add a second object (by that, I mean "m" in addition to "sa")?
ReplyDeleteKoupe m sa sèk → literally: Cut this to "me" dry. (give "me" a break with this).
ReplyDelete"m" is referring to the "narrator".
Makes sense?