How to Contract Subject Pronouns in Haitian Creole

What You Will Learn

Subject pronouns are words such as I, We, You, He/She/It and They

The Creole subject pronouns are Mwen (I), Nou (We) Ou (You) Li (He/She/It) and Yo (They).

In this lesson, you will learn how to contract subject pronouns with the words ap and ale.

How to Contract Subject Pronouns

You can only contract Creole subject pronouns before the words ap and ale.

The Meaning of "ap" and "ale"

The Creole word ale means to go.

The Creole word ap is a tense marker that shows an ongoing action or the future.

For example, the Creole sentence M ap jwe means I will play or I am playing.

See our lesson on conjugating verbs in Haitian creole

Consider These Examples

»•« Contraction «•» No Contraction

1. I go to school.
»•« M ale lekòl.
«•» Mwen ale lekòl.

2. He is sleeping.
»•« L ap dòmi.
«•» Li ap dòmi.

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