More and most

More - pli, plis

More than - plis pasé

Most - pli, plis or pli plis 

example

more love - pli lanmou.
more hate - plis hayisans. 

I want more.
Mwen vlé plis.

Give us more food.
Ban nou plis manjé.

Most people Trinidad speak English.
Plis moun an Twinidad ka palé Annglé.

I want you more than her.
Mwen anvi'w plis pasé li.

Jack likes money more than his own life.
Jak enmen lajan plis pasé lavi li-menm.

I like cereal more than French toast.
Mwen enmen konflèks plis pasé pen pèdi. 


The lion is fiercer than the tiger.
Lyon-an pli féwòs pasé tig-la.

The tomcat is smaller than the dinosaur.
Makouchat-la pli piti pasé dinosò-a. 

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dirtier - pli sal 
dirtiest - pli sal / pli sal pasé tout
stronger - pli fò
strongest - pli fò / pli fò pasé tout
slower - pli dous 
slowest - pli dous / pli dous pasé tout 
faster - pli vit 
fastest - pli vit / pli vit pasé tout

Superlatives (part 2)

Part 2

In grammar, the superlative is the form of an adverb or adjective that expresses a degree of the adverb or adjective being used that is greater than any other possible degree of the given descriptor.

The absolute superlative is expressed by byen, twòp or tout before the adjective.

Ex 1. Wi monchè, bal maské-a té byen bèl!
     Yes my dear, the masked ball was very beautiful!

Ex 2. Pa di'y zafè'w, nonm-sala ka palé twòp.
         Don't tell him your business, he talks too much.

 Ex 3. Bato-yo tou piti, mwen pa ké achté'y.
          Their boat is too small, I will not buy it.

Sometimes a doubling of the adjective adds force to the superlative.

Ex 1. Yè oswè mwen bité anlè yon bèl bèl fanm.

          Last night I came upon an exceedingly beautiful woman.

Ex 2. Viktò vlé bati yon gwo gwo kay.

         Victor wants to build a huge house.

Ex. 3 Pinèz sé bèt ki piti piti.

        Bedbugs are very small insects.

Superlatives (Part 1)

Part 1

In grammar, the superlative is the form of an adverb or adjective that expresses a degree of the adverb or adjective being used that is greater than any other possible degree of the given descriptor.

The determiner for Trinidad French Creole superlative is 'pli'.

The ten Trinidad French Creole superlatives that you must memorize are:

1. pli gwo - biggest

2. pli bon - best

3. pli bèl - most beautiful

4. pli piti - smallest

5. pli fò - strongest

6. pi fasil - easiest

7. pli dous - sweetest

8. pli bon - best

9. pli mové - worst


10. pli cho - hottest (has nothing to do with the word 'sexy hot')

The superlative is formed in the same way as the comparative, and must be deduced from the context of the sentence.

e.g. Pli bèl wòb mwen pa janmen wè. 

      The prettiest dress I've ever seen.

Often the superlative is expressed by a relative phrase containing the comparative with the phrase "pasé tout" added.

e.g. Doudou, ou  jòlòt pasé tout lézòt-la.

      Honey, you're cuter than all the others.

 For superlatives, the order usually goes like this:  pli + modifier + article

When the superlative adjectives modify a noun in Trinidad French Creole, if that adjective is of the group which usually come after the noun, then the best way to translate that sentence is to add the relative pronoun 'ki' before 'pli'.


Examples with adjectives that usually come BEFORE the noun in Trinidad French Creole.

The most beautiful - pli bèl la.
The most beautiful gem - pli bèl bijou a.
The most beautiful gem - bijou ki pli bèl la.

The eldest - pli gwan an.
The eldest boy - pli gwan gason an.
The eldest boy - gason ki pli gwan an.

The tiniest - pli piti a.
The tiniest atom - pli piti atonm lan.
The tiniest atom - atonm ki pli piti a.


Examples with adjectives that usually come AFTER the noun in Trinidad French Creole.

The white teeth - dan blan an.
The whitest teeth - dan ki pli blan an.

The sweetest - pli dous la.
The sweetest kiss - bo ki pli dous la

The shortest - pli kout la
The shortest class - klas ki pli kout-la.

The most wicked - pli méchan an.
The most wicked devil - djab ki pli méchan an.