Conditional forms are frequently used in everyday conversation. They are used to speculate about hypothetical or possible situations, and contain words like if, when, could, and used to. In Kwéyòl, this is accomplished with si (if), té ka (used to), té kay (would have), and té sa (could have). Study the following examples:
Study the following examples: He used to work in town. I té ka twavay an vil. (same as “He was working in town.”) If I had money, I would be happy. Si mwen té ni lajan, mwen té kay kontan. If I had known she was there, I wouldn’t have said that. Si mwen té sav I té la, mwen pa té kay di sa. I could have won. Mwen té sa ganyen. When we worked there, we usually stayed back to help. Lè nou té ka twavay la, òdinèman, nou té ka wèsté dèyè pou édé. |