Nouns in Kwéyòl are made plural by placing “sé” before the noun.
The cat Chat-la (singular) The cats Sé chat-la A noun can also be plural when there is no determiner (the, these, those) before the noun. Flies will come inside. Mouch kay antwé. More examples: The chair is new. Chèz-la nèf. The chairs are new. Sé chèz-la nèf. This policeman arrested the thief. Polis sala awété vòlè-a. These policemen arrested the thieves. Sé polis sala awété sé vòlè-a. There were dogs everywhere. La té ni chyen toupatou. Dogs began to bark. Chyen koumansé hapé. |