Lesson 32 - Adjectives Continued

Adjectives are words that mostly describe nouns in a sentence. We covered some aspects of adjectives in lesson 12. In that lesson, we learned that Kwéyòl adjectives only have one form and we also learned that most adjective are placed AFTER the noun. There are also adjectives that are placed BEFORE the noun. Today we will learn more about those adjectives.

Here are a few sentences with adjectives that appear AFTER the noun and actually function more like verbs.

1. Pa palé moun mal, sé ou ki lèd!
Don't say bad things about people, you're the ugly one!

2. Sé jou-sala té lonng, men nou té enmen yo.
Those days were long, but we loved them.

3. Mwen sé vlé koupé chivé-mwen kout.
I would like to cut my hair short.

4. Byè-a té fwé lè mwen bwè'y.
The beer was cool when I drank it.

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Now we will look at a list of commonly used adjectives which always appear BEFORE the noun that they describe.

There are some adjectives that appear before the noun, you can memorise these kinds of adjectives by the acronym B.A.G.S.


Beauty


Age


Good & Bad


Size

The adjective will be listed first, followed by a sentence demonstrating how the adjective may be used in a sentence.

Tout - All

Mwen ka sové tout lanmou-mwen pou'w.
I am saving all of my love for you.

Mové - Bad

An mové tan, bon zanmi-nou ké la.
In bad times, our good friends will be there.

Bon - Good

Ou achté yon kay, sa sé yon bon bagay.
You bought a house, that is a good thing.

Bèl - Beautiful / Handsome

Bernadette tini yon bèl vwa.
Bernadette has a beautiful voice.

Pwèmyè - First

Pwèmyè fwa mwen wè'w, mwen tonbé damou.
The first time I saw you, I fell in love.

Denyè - Last

Sa sété denyè moman mwen palé ba yo.
That was the last moment I spoke to them.

Anpil - Many

Sé zanj-la té tjwé anpil denmou adan ladjè-a.
The angels killed many demons in the war.

Yonndé - A Few

Mayotte té wè yonndé moun nan lantèman-an.
Mayotte saw a few people at the burial.

Vyé - Old

Yon soukounya ka viv nan vyé kay-la.
A blood sucking witch lives in the old house.

Jenn - Young

Di mwen pouki'w vlé mayé yon nonm pli ki jenn pasé'w?
Tell my why you want to marry a man who is younger than you?

Lòt - Other

Annou diskité lòt sijè-a.
Let's discuss the other topics.

Menm - Same

Mwen pa ké fè menm bagay-la ankò.
I will not do the same thing again.

Plizyè - Several

Tifi-a sa palé plizyè lanng Afwiken.
The little girl can speak several African languages.

Ti- Small / Little

Nou pwan yon ti vakans an Venézwèl.
We took a little vacation in Venezuela.

Big - Gwo

Kouba sé yon gwo zil.
Cuba is a big island.

Bidim - humongous, huge

Ostwali sé yon bidim zil épi yon kontinan.
Australia is a humongous island and a continent.

Okenn - Any

Mwen pa sa touché okenn wòch nan lawivyè-a.
I cannot touch any rocks in the river.