So you’ve heard or you’ve read the word “MWEN” in Haitian Creole? Or you have a Haitian friend speaking on the phone and you heard him/her say the word “Mwen”?
On this page, you will find the 4 definitions of the word “MWEN” in Haitian Creole. You will also learn how to pronounce “MWEN”.
For each definition, you will have an example of how to use it. Everything is explained in the video below.
Haitian Creole | English |
Mwen (pronoun subject, doing the action). It can also be shortened to M. When “MWEN” means “I” | When “MWEN” means I Example: I have two houses/ Mwen gen de (2) kay. Or M gen de (2) kay. Do I know you? Èske mwen konnen w? |
Mwen (pronoun object, receiving the action). | When “mwen” means Me Example: Call me tomorrow/ Rele mwen demen. / Rele m demen. |
Mwen (possessive adjective) | When “MWEN” means My Example: My house costs 200,000 dollars. /Kay mwen an koute 200000 dola. |
Mwen (possessive pronoun) | When “MWEN” means Mine Is this your book? Èske se liv ou an? Yes, this is mine/ Wi, se pa mwen an. Or “Wi, se pa m lan. |
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