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Learning the Haitian Verbs displayed below is vital to the language. Haitian verbs are words that convey action (bring, read, walk, run), or a state of being (exist, stand). In most languages a verb may agree with the person, gender, and/or number of some of its arguments, such as its subject, or object. Here are some examples:
| English Verbs | Haitian Verbs |
|---|---|
| Verbs | Vèrb |
| Past | Pase |
| I spoke | Mwen te pale |
| I wrote | Mwen te ekri |
| I drove | Mwen te kondwi |
| I loved | Mwen te renmen |
| I gave | Mwen te bay |
| I smiled | Mwen te souri |
| I took | Mwen te pran |
| he spoke | li te pale |
| he wrote | li te ekri |
| he drove | li te kondwi |
| he loved | li te renmen |
| he gave | li te bay |
| he smiled | li te souri |
| he took | li te pran |
| we spoke | nou te pale |
| we wrote | nou te ekri |
| we drove | nou te kondwi |
| we loved | nou renmen |
| we gave | nou te bay |
| we smiled | nou te souri |
| we took | nou te pran |
| Future | Nan lavni |
| I will speak | Mwen pral pale |
| I will write | Mwen pral ekri |
| I will drive | Mwen pral kondwi |
| I will love | Mwen pral renmen |
| I will give | Mwen pral bay |
| I will smile | Mwen pral souri |
| I will take | Mwen pral pran |
| he will speak | li pral pale |
| he will write | li pral ekri |
| he will drive | li pral kondwi |
| he will love | li pwal renmen |
| he will give | li pral bay |
| he will smile | li pral souri |
| he will take | li pral pran |
| we will speak | nou pral pale |
| we will write | nou pral ekri |
| we will drive | nou pral kondwi |
| we will love | nou pral renmen |
| we will give | nou pwal bay |
| we will smile | n ap souri |
| we will take | Nou pral pran |
| Present | Prezan |
| I speak | Mwen pale |
| I write | Mwen ekri |
| I drive | Mwen kondwi |
| I love | Mwen renmen |
| I give | Mwen bay |
| I smile | Mwen souri |
| I take | Mwen pran |
| he speaks | li pale |
| he writes | li ekri |
| he drives | li kondwi |
| he loves | li renmen |
| he gives | li bay |
| he smiles | li souri |
| he takes | Li pran |
| we speak | nou pale |
| we write | nou ekri |
| we drive | nou kondwi |
| we love | nou renmen |
| we give | nou bay |
| we smile | nou souri |
| we take | nou pran |
Notice the structure of the Verbs in Haitian.
Below is a list of the conjugated Verbs in the present past and future in Haitian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Haitian vocabulary.
| English Verbs | Haitian Verbs |
|---|---|
| I can accept that | Mwen ka aksepte ke |
| she added it | li ajoute'l |
| we admit it | nou admèt li |
| they advised him | yo konseye l ' |
| I can agree with that | Mwen ka dakò ak sa |
| she allows it | li pèmèt li |
| we announce it | nou anonse li |
| I can apologize | Mwen ka eskize |
| she appears today | li parèt jodi a |
| they arranged that | yo ranje sa a |
| I can arrive tomorrow | Mwen ka rive demen |
| she can ask him | li ka mande l ' |
| she attaches that | li atache'l |
| we attack them | nou atake yo |
| they avoid her | yo evite li |
| I can bake it | mwen ka mete'l nan fou |
| she is like him | li tankou'l |
| we beat it | nou bat li |
| they became happy | yo te vin kontan |
| I can begin that | Mwen kapab kòmanse 'l |
| we borrowed money | nou prete lajan |
| they breathe air | yo respire lè |
| I can bring it | Mwen kapab pote li |
| I can build that | Mwen kapab bati'l |
| she buys food | li achte manje |
| we calculate it | nou kalkile li |
| they carry it | yo pote l |
| they don't cheat | yo pa triche |
| she chooses him | li te chwazi l ' |
| we close it | nou fèmen li |
| he comes here | li vini isit la |
| I can compare that | Mwen ka konpare sa |
| she competes with me | li ap fè konkirans avek mwen |
| we complain about it | nou pote plent osijè de li |
| they continued reading | yo kontinye li |
| he cried about that | li kriye sou sa |
| I can decide now | Mwen ka deside kounye a |
| she described it to me | li dekri'm li |
| we disagree about it | nou pa dakò sou sa |
| they disappeared quickly | yo disparèt byen vit |
| I discovered that | Mwen te dekouvri ke |
| she dislikes that | li pa renmen sa |
| we do it | nou fè li |
| they dream about it | yo reve sou sa |
| I earned | Mwen touche |
| he eats a lot | Li manje anpil |
| we enjoyed that | nou jwi ki |
| they entered here | yo te antre isit la |
| he escaped that | li chape |
| I can explain that | Mwen ka esplike sa a |
| she feels that too | li santi sa tou |
| we fled from there | nou sove |
| they will fly tomorrow | yo pral vole demen |
| I can follow you | Mwen kapab swiv ou |
| she forgot me | li te bliye m ' |
| we forgive him | nou padonnen l ' |
| I can give her that | Mwen ka ba li sa |
| she goes there | li ale la |
| we greeted them | nou akeyi yo |
| I hate that | Mwen rayi sa |
| I can hear it | Mwen ka tande li |
| she imagine that | li imajine ke |
| we invited them | nou envite yo |
| I know him | Mwen konnen l ' |
| she learned it | li aprann li |
| we leave now | nou kite kounye a |
| they lied about him | yo manti sou li |
| I can listen to that | mwen ka koute sa a |
| she lost that | li pèdi'l |
| we made it yesterday | nou te fè li yè |
| they met him | yo te rankontre l ' |
| I misspell that | mwen mal epele 'l |
| I always pray | Mwen toujou lapriyè |
| she prefers that | li prefere'l |
| we protected them | nou pwoteje yo |
| they will punish her | yo pral pini li |
| I can put it there | Mwen kapak mete'l la |
| she will read it | li ap li li |
| we received that | nou resevwa'l |
| they refuse to talk | yo refize pale |
| I remember that | Mwen sonje sa |
| she repeats that | Li repete'l |
| we see it | nou wè li |
| they sell it | yo vann li |
| I sent that yesterday | Mnwen te voye'l yè |
| he shaved his beard | li raze bab li |
| it shrunk quickly | li retresi byen vit |
| we will sing it | nou pral chante li |
| they sat there | Yo te chita la |
| I can speak it | Mwen ka pale li |
| she spends money | li depanse lajan |
| we suffered from that | nou soufri de sa |
| they suggest that | yo sijere ke |
| I surprised him | Mwen siprann li |
| she took that | li te pran'l |
| we teach it | nou anseye li |
| they told us | yo te di nou |
| she thanked him | li te remèsye l ' |
| I can think about it | Mwen ka reflechi sou sa |
| she threw it | li te voye li |
| we understand that | nou konprann ke |
| they want that | yo vle ke |
| I can wear it | Mwen kapab mete li |
| she writes that | li te ekri'l |
| we talk about it | nou pale de li |
| they have it | yo genyen li |
| I watched it | Mwen te gade li |
| I will talk about it | Mwen pral pale sou li |
| he bought that yesterday | le achte'l yè |
| we finished it | nou fini li |
Verbs in the present past and future tense have a very important role in Haitian. Once you're done with the Creole Verbs, you might want to check the rest of our Haitian lessons here: Learn Haitian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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