Haitian Creole word FÈT as English's 'should, suppose to, ought to'

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Bonjou zanmi'm yo.  Kouman nou ye?  M'espere tout moun trè byen.
Hello my friends.  How are you?  I hope everyone's well.


Fèt → to be made, to be born, to occur,  and also party, celebration, holiday, birthday
Fèt → ought to, should, to suppose to, to have to



Fèt → party, celebration, birthday, holiday

Fèt as holiday
Easter holidays → Fèt Pak
Christmas holidays → Fèt Nwèl
Independence day → Fèt Lendepandans or Fèt Endepandans or Jou Fèt Lendepandans
Flag day → Fèt drapo or Jou Fèt drapo
Mother's Day → Fèt dè Mè or Fèt Manman Yo or Jou Fèt Manman
Father's Day → Fèt dè Pè or Fèt Papa yo or Jou Fèt Papa
Valentine's Day → Fèt Sent Valanten or Jou Fèt Sent Valanten
Chocolate Day  (on February 9) → Jou Fèt Chokola :)
National Toothache Day  → Jou Fèt Maldan :(
etc...

1. Mwen renmen sezon fèt la.
    I love the holiday season.


2. Kilè fèt ou?
    When is your birthday?


Fèt as delight, rejoicing, revelry ...
3. Nancy te kontan wè mari li. Yo te mete yo toutouni sou kabann nan... Se te bèl fèt...
    Nancy was happy to see her husband.  They got naked on the bed.... It was bliss...


To use as a verb, you will say, fete (fay-tay) → to party, to celebrate, to revel, to have a good time, to rejoice...
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Fèt → to be born


4. Ti bebe a te fèk fèt.
    The baby was just born.


5.  Mwen te fèt ak yon enfimite.
     I was born with a handicap.

Fèt →happen


6. Sa k'ap fèt zanmi mwen?
    What's happening my friend?
     
7. Sa k'ap fèt nan peyi a kounye a?
     What's going on in the country now?

Fèt → to be made


8. Gato a fèt ak ze, sik, farin, lèt ak ti moso chokola. 
    The cake is made with eggs, sugar, flour, milk and chocolate chips.


Fèt → suppose to, should, made to

9. Ou pa't fèt pou di sa. (Notice "pa't" indicates negative and past tense)
    You were not made to say that. (Literally)
    You should not have said that.


10. Ou fèt pou mande'l eskiz.
      You're made to apologize. (Literally)
      You should apologize


11. Nou fèt pou'n viv lib.
      We're made to live free. (Literally)
      We're supposed to live free


      #11 in the past tense would be:
       Nou te fèt pou'n viv lib.→ We were made to live free.


12.  Li pa't fèt pou fè sa. (Notice "pa't" indicates negative & past tense)
       He's not made to do that. (Literally)
       He should not have done that.


13.  Lòm pa fèt pou viv sèl.
       Men are not made to live alone. (Literally)
       Men should not live alone


Enben, zanmi m yo, se tout pou jodi a.  Mèsi anpil.  M'espere n'a wè ankò.
Well my friends, that's all for today.  Thanks a lot.  I hope to see you again.


Track: Nan Men Bondye by Marlene D. Adrien


Lyrics


Ala yon bon bagay, se lè'w nan men Bondye
Pou'l pase men pran ou, pou Li transfòme ou
Travay sa pran yon ti tan.  Li fè'w soufri anpil
Men lè ou byen gade, pa gen pi bon plas pou'w ye.


Lavi a ap malmennen* w, ou santi ou vle fou
Ou chwe* nan tout sa'w fè. Ou ka rele "Anmwey!"
Men lè ou vin sonje, Jezi te fè'w pwomès, 
"Pa janm bliye chak jou, M'ap toujou avèk ou."


Lè dife eprèv* y, limen anba pla* pye'w
Nanm ou ape gwonde*, "Poukisa se mwen menm?"
Pinga ou fè jwèt Satan ki vle dekouraje'w
Sou jenou'w pou'w rete.  Nan pye jezi sovè w.


*malmennen v. → to mistreat
*chwe v. → to fail
*eprèv n. → trial
*pla → sole, base, footing, floor
*gwonde → roar, rumble, complain

fet

fèt (v.) → to occur

Sa te fèt yè.

It happened yesterday.

Sa k'ap fèt la a?

What's happening here?

fèt (v.) → to be made

That house is made of mud.

Kay sa fèt ak labou.

It is made with beef.

Li fèt ak vyann bèf.

fèt (v.) → to be born

He was born at St. Francis Hospital.

Li te fèt nan St. Francis Hospital.

When were you born?

Kilè ou te fèt?

fèt (n.) → party, birthday, holiday

Sa se sezon fèt.

This is the holiday season.

During the Easter holiday we attend church three times a day.

Pandan fèt Pak la nou ale legliz twa fwa nan jounen an.

Jodi a se fèt mwen.

Today's my birthday.

We're having a party tonight.

N'ap fè yon fèt aswè a.

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I still dont understand the "fet" portion of sa kap fet? because I thought that meant a party or birthday (birth) and I thought "Fe" without the letter "T" is the verb that means - to do,make? Why is there a "T" at the end of the verb "fe" in this express

You are right, but:

Fèt (v.) in Haitian Creole also mean made, to be done, to be produced, to happen, to occur.
Fèt (v.) in Haitian Creole also means to be supposed, to have to, ought to, must, should
Fèt (n.) in Haitian Creole means birthday, party, celebration, holiday, jubilation
Fèt (v.) in Haitian Creole means to be born

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***Please note that fè and fèt are used in different circumstances in Haitian Creole.  So Fèt IS NOT the past tense of fè (at least not in Haitian Creole).  They are both used in different situations.

Examples:

Li te fèt deja. - It's done already.  or It already happened.

Sa fèt vre. - It happened for real.

Kijan sa te fèt? - How did it/this/that happen?

Kay sa fèt ak bwa. - This house is made of wood.

Maryaj la fèt vit. - The wedding was done quickly.

M'ap di ou sa ki te fèt. - I'll tell you what happened.

Ti bebe a te fèt yè. - The baby was born yesterday.

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fè and fèt has many different meanings in Haitian Creole. Here is a few of them.

fè (as a verb) - to make, to do, to provide, to make happen

fè (as a noun) - metal iron, elemental iron, iron for ironing clothes

fè (as a noun) - fact

fèt (as a verb) - occurred, made, to get done, be born, to be supposed to

fèt (as a noun) - party, holiday, birthday

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