Only a
handful of adjectives are placed before the noun in Creole.
They are not too many, so you can even memorize them.
A.
Some adjectives that describe
size:
gwo (big), gran (great, older), katafal (huge), manman (huge), potorik (brawny), ti (small), ti zing (tiny), ti kras (small). ("
laj" →
large doesn't belong in this group)
egzanp:
yon
gwo gason
yon
manman fanm
yon
ti zwazo
yon
ti kras pen
Li te achte yon
gwo manman kabrit.
B.
Some adjectives that describe
order:
premye (first),
dènye (last),
senkyèm (fifth)
premye bagay la
yon
dènye fwa
Yon
senkyèm machin te antre.
C.
Some adjectives that describe
age:
vye (old, shabby), [
ansyen (ancient),
jenn (young),
nouvo (new) can go before or after at times]
yon
jenn fi
yon
vye kay.
yon
ansyen legliz
oubyen yon legliz
ansyen
D.
Some adjectives that describes state /condition :
bèl (beautiful, pretty, nice),
bon (good, compassionate),
move (bad)
He gave me a beautiful ring.
Li te ban m
yon bèl bag.
Ou konpoze yon move nimewo.
You've dialed the
wrong number.
Li se yon bon moun.
He is a
good person.
E.
And also some adjectives that describe quantity:
anpil, kèk, enpe, etc...
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Yes, you are correct about "
TRANZAKSYON PRESI", "
presi" comes after "
tranzaksyon" because
The other adjectives come after the noun- ...If I were to pick any random ones:
1. I like Haitian bread.
Mwen renmen pen Ayisyen. (adjective "Ayisyen" come after the noun "pen")
2. The police car was speeding.
Machin polis la t'ap fè vitès.
(adjective "polis" come after the noun "machin")
3. I like the blue dress.
Mwen renmen rad ble a. (adjective "ble" come after the noun "rad")
If you were to have two or more adjectives:
4. I like the beautiful blue dress.
Mwen renmen bèl rad ble a.
(adjective "bèl" comes before the noun "rad" and adjective "ble" comes after the noun "rad")
5. She bought the small red car.
Li te achte ti machin wouj la (adjective "ti" comes before "machin" and adjective "wouj" comes after "machin")
6. A great wonderful God rules over the whole universe.
Yon gran Bondye mèveye ap reye sou linivè antye.
(adjective "gran" belongs before and adjectives "mèveye" and "antye" belongs after the noun)
7. A beautiful attractive woman was asking for you a few minutes ago.
Yon bèl fanm atiran t'ap mande pou ou sa gen kèk minit. ("bèl" belongs before and "atiran" belongs after the noun.)
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