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conditional mood
conditional mood#English

Indicating conditionality or potentiality in order to express a sense of politeness, tentativeness, indirectness, hesitancy, uncertainty, etc.


après

Haitian Creole: ap

Les autres savé alé cherché chivrons, pour caze à bagasse la nou après fair.

The others can go look for chevrons, for the bagasse house that we are making.

(Saint-Domingue) Indicates the continuous aspect


ann

Contraction of annou, from French à nous.


comben

Haitian Creole: konben

Comben ça vau?


ap

From Saint Dominican Creole French après, from French après.

Dapre Misey Guaido, 2 peyi sa yo ap defann sèlman enterè biznis yo ak Venezuela.

2019 March 19, “Rankont ann Itali ant Anvwaye Espesyal Etazini ak Larisi sou Kriz Venezuela a”, in Lavwadlamerik:

According to Mr. Guaido, these two countries are only defending their business interests in Venezuela.

Indicates a future tense that is relatively certain to happen.


anpil

From Saint Dominican Creole French en pile, from French en pile (“in a pile”).


kilè

Kilè yo vini?


ankò

From French encore (“again, still, yet”).


Ozetazini

From French aux États-Unis ("to/in the United States").


kounye a

koulye a (alternative)
kou nou ye a (alternative)


aletranje

From French à l'étranger (“abroad, overseas”).


nesesèman

From French nécessairement (“necessarily”).


toupatou

From French tout partout (“all everywhere”).


sètadi

From French c'est-à-dire (“that is to say”).


anmenmtan

From French en même temps (“at the same time”).


tout plein

Vous tout plein savant.


ahier

Haitian Creole: ayè

From French à (“at”) + hier (“yesterday”).

Mo voir ly ahier.


apeprè

From French à peu près (“more or less”).

Rete omwen 6 pye (apeprè 2 longè bra) distans ak lòt moun.

Stay at least 6 feet (about 2 arms’ length) from other people.


en pile

Haitian Creole: anpil


astor

From French astheure (“now”). Compare Louisiana Creole astœr.

Astor mo va alé.


tré ben

Tré ben gran merci bon Dieu.


jordy

Haitian Creole: jodi a

Mo senti pas ben jordy.


yèwoswa

From French hier au soir (“last night”).


regilyèman

From French régulièrement (“regularly”).


sèjoursi

From French ces jours-ci (“these days”).


sibitman

From French subitement, or from sibit + -man.


konbyen

konben (alternative)
konbe (alternative)

Konbyen goud ou bezwen pou w achte yon dola ameriken?

How many gourdes do you need to buy one American dollar?