"MWEN" can be used as personal pronoun: I or ME
"MWEN" can be replaced with contraction "m".
example:
1. Mwen te wè li.
or
M te wè li.
I saw it.
2. Rele mwen lè w rive.
or
Rele m lè w rive.
Call me when you arrive.
"MWEN" can be used as possessives: MY, MINE (singular or plural)
example
3. pitit mwen - my child
4. pitit mwen yo - my children
Do not use contraction after a word that end with a consonant.
The word "
pitit" ends with "
t" which is a consonant. So you cannot say "
pitit m". You will always say "
pitit mwen"
.
5.
pye mwen or
pye m -
my foot
The word "
pye" ends with a vowel "
e" which is a vowel, so you can say "
pye mwen" or "
pye m"
6.
kesyon mwen or
kesyon m - my question
The word "
kesyon" ends with a nasal vowel "
on", so you can say "
kesyon mwen" or "
kesyon m"
Sometimes a definite article may come after MWEN:
7.
kesyon mwen an or
kesyon m nan. -
my question
8.
kesyon mwen yo or
kesyon m yo - my questions
We do not use contractions after these prepositions POU, NAN, SOU at the end of a sentence:
9.
Malèt la tonbe sou mwen.
You cannot say
Malèt la tonbe sou m.
10.
Fè sa pou mwen tanpri.
you cannot say
Fè sa pou m tanpri
11.
Lespri Bondye te desann sou mwen
you cannot say
Lespri Bondye te desann sou m.
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