finn

(auxiliary) Used to indicate present perfect tense or past tense, commonly contracted to "inn" in speech.


pe

Contraction of ape, from French après. Compare Haitian Creole ap.

present progressive
present progressive#English

(auxiliary) Used to indicate present progressive tense or the continuous tense in general.


ti

From French été (“been”). Compare Haitian Creole te.

(auxiliary) Used to indicate past tense.


ape

From French après. Compare Haitian Creole ap.

(auxiliary) Used to indicate present progressive tense or the continuous tense in general, commonly shortened to "pe" in speech.


pou

From French pour. Compare Haitian Creole pou.

(auxiliary) Used to indicate future tense.


inn

Contraction of finn, from French finir (“finish”).

(auxiliary) Used to indicate present perfect tense or past tense.


mete

From French mettre. Compare Haitian Creole mete.


monte

From French monter, from Middle French monter, from Old French monter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre, from Latin montem (“mountain”).


gagn

Medial form of gagne; to have, win, gain.


gagne

From French gagner. Compare Haitian Creole genyen.


kav

Contraction of kapav, from French capable. Compare Haitian Creole kab.


anvi

To feel like (doing something) (a conditional marker)


kapav

From French capable (“capable”). Compare Haitian Creole kapab.


balye

From French balaier (dialectal), from balai.


abese

to demean oneself, belittle, abase, denigrate, humiliate


ti'nn

pluperfect tense
pluperfect tense#English

(auxiliary) Used to indicate pluperfect tense.


ti pe

past progressive
past progressive#English

(auxiliary) Used to indicate past progressive tense.


met chula

From mete + chula, literally "to put on fire".