Chache
kont – to tick off
sb, to push sb’s button, to ask
for it, to provoke
Adding the subject between “chache” and “kont” indicates “who” is being ticked off.
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Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words
Adding the subject between “chache” and “kont” indicates “who” is being ticked off.
example:
1.
L’ap
chache m kont.
Li
ap chache mwen kont (not contracted)
He’s
ticking me off.
Poukisa
w’ap chache l kont?
Why
are you teasing him?
Si
w chache chen an kont, l’ap mode w.
If
you provoke the dog, he’ll bite you.
Kwake
or kwak – although
Kwake
nou te fatige nou te ale nan fèt la kanmenm
Although
we were tired we went to the party anyway.5.
Nou
te kondui apeprè 8 km ak machin nan kwake kawoutyou devan an te pete
We
drove approximately 5 miles with the car although the front tire blew.6.
Kwake
prezidan an pa’t kenbe pawòl li sou pwomès li te fè, moun yo vote pou li
kanmenm.
Even
though the president didn’t keep his words on the promises that he made the people
voted for him anywayHaitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words
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