POSSESSION

Question 1

1. “FOR” followed by pronoun/name/noun

Answer 1

pou mwen (for me), pou timoun yo (for the children), pou Jak (for Jack)

Question 2

2. Possession before possessor

Answer 2

kay li (his house), manchin Jan (Jan’s car), pitit nou (our child)

Question 3

3. Mine, yours, his (his own), hers, theirs, ours

Pa before the pronoun, names, or noun-usually contracted

Answer 3

Pa mwen = Pa 'm (mine)
Pa ou = Pa w' (yours)
Pa li = Pa l' (his/hers)
Pa nou = Pa n' (ours/yours)-rarely contracted
Pa yo (theirs)-never contracted