Yes you got it. We do not use “pral” at the end of a
sentence.
Yes, the same goes for GENYEN and GEN.
And, the same goes for the following words below. Their contracted form is not found at the end of a sentence
1.
fini and fin (used as auxiliary) – to be done
Eske ou fini? - Are you done?
Do not say: Eske ou fin? (“fin” cannot be used at the end of this question.)
But you can say: Eske ou fin manje? – Are you done eating?
2.
pote and pot – to carry, to bring
Kisa w te pote? - What did you bring?
Do not say: kisa w te pot?
But you can say: Kisa w te pot pou mwen? - What did you bring me?
3.
mete and met – to put
Ki rad w’ap mete? – What dress will you wear?
Do not say: Ki rad w’ap met?
But you can say: Ki rad w’ap met sou ou? – What dress will you wear?
4.
konnen and konn – to know, to be used to
Eske ou te konnen? – Did you know?
Do not say: Eske ou te konn?
But you can say: Eske ou te konn nonm sa a? – Did you know that man?
5.
ale and al – to go
Ann ale. – Let’s go.
Do not say: Ann al.
But you can say: Ann al nan sinema. – Let’s go to the movies.
6.
rete and ret – to stay, be left
Konben pen ki rete? – How many breads are left?
Do not say: konben pen ki ret?
But you can say Konben pen ki ret nan panye a? – How many breads are left in the basket?
7.
soti and sot – to go out, to come from, to be derived from
Nou te soti. – We went out.
Do not say: Nou te sot.
But you can say: Nou te sot nan mache. – We came from the market.
8.
Also adj piti and ti – small, minor, little
Machin nan piti. – The car is small
Do not say: Machin nan ti.
But you can say: Se yon ti machin. – It’s a small car.
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Yes, the same goes for GENYEN and GEN.
And, the same goes for the following words below. Their contracted form is not found at the end of a sentence
1.
fini and fin (used as auxiliary) – to be done
Eske ou fini? - Are you done?
Do not say: Eske ou fin? (“fin” cannot be used at the end of this question.)
But you can say: Eske ou fin manje? – Are you done eating?
2.
pote and pot – to carry, to bring
Kisa w te pote? - What did you bring?
Do not say: kisa w te pot?
But you can say: Kisa w te pot pou mwen? - What did you bring me?
3.
mete and met – to put
Ki rad w’ap mete? – What dress will you wear?
Do not say: Ki rad w’ap met?
But you can say: Ki rad w’ap met sou ou? – What dress will you wear?
4.
konnen and konn – to know, to be used to
Eske ou te konnen? – Did you know?
Do not say: Eske ou te konn?
But you can say: Eske ou te konn nonm sa a? – Did you know that man?
5.
ale and al – to go
Ann ale. – Let’s go.
Do not say: Ann al.
But you can say: Ann al nan sinema. – Let’s go to the movies.
6.
rete and ret – to stay, be left
Konben pen ki rete? – How many breads are left?
Do not say: konben pen ki ret?
But you can say Konben pen ki ret nan panye a? – How many breads are left in the basket?
7.
soti and sot – to go out, to come from, to be derived from
Nou te soti. – We went out.
Do not say: Nou te sot.
But you can say: Nou te sot nan mache. – We came from the market.
Also adj piti and ti – small, minor, little
Machin nan piti. – The car is small
Do not say: Machin nan ti.
But you can say: Se yon ti machin. – It’s a small car.
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