The English adjective "cool" translates as the Kwéyòl word "fwé". The Kwéyòl word fwé is pronounced "fway". I will give you some examples of how the Kwéyòl adjective fwé can be used in a sentence.
Glo lawivyè-a fwé - The river water is cool.
Glo lawivyè-a fwé - The river water is cool.
Bwiz-la byen fwé oswè-a - The breeze is cool tonight.
So, if you want to say "The night is cool", you would say:
Lannwit-la fwé. - The night is cool.
Wherever we use adjectives in a sentence the verb "to be" (is/are, etc.) is not needed or used in Créole.
Example
Lakay-ou blé - Your house is blue.
Lanmen-mwen kout. - My hand is short.
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There are two forms of the verb "to be" in Creole.
These 2 forms of the verb "to be" are sé (pronounced (say)) and the other is yé (pronounced (yay)). Each form of the verb is used in a specific way.
The most common form of the verb is sé, it can appear at the beginning or middle of a sentence.
Example:
Papa-mwen sé lipap-la! - Mwen father is the Pope!
Janice sé yon machann snokònn. - Janice is a snow-cone vendor.
Sé méchan ou méchan! - You're extremely wicked / Is wicked yuh wicked! [Trini English Creole]
Sé mwen ki fouté ou! - I was the one who hit you / It was me who hit you!
The second form yé only appears at the END OF A SENTENCE. It is used when asking question and emphatic statements.
Example:
Ki koté ou yé? - Where are you?
Ki lè i yé? - What time is it?
Example:
Papa-mwen sé lipap-la! - Mwen father is the Pope!
Janice sé yon machann snokònn. - Janice is a snow-cone vendor.
Sé méchan ou méchan! - You're extremely wicked / Is wicked yuh wicked! [Trini English Creole]
Sé mwen ki fouté ou! - I was the one who hit you / It was me who hit you!
The second form yé only appears at the END OF A SENTENCE. It is used when asking question and emphatic statements.
Example:
Ki koté ou yé? - Where are you?
Ki lè i yé? - What time is it?
Jan Lagwinad nou yé. - We are Grenadians.
For more information on the verb "to be" as it is used in the Kwéyòl language, please read the following lesson
The Verb "To Be"
For information on the Singular Definite Article, the, please read the following lesson:
http://trinikalalou.blogspot.com/2011/12/lesson-4-definite-article-singular.html
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The word chiven is an interjection as in "That was cool, man!"
Example:
Boug, sa té chiven! - Dude, that was cool!
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