Belizean Creole/Grammar

Plurals are formed by preceding or following the noun with a determiner.

Nouns that refer to a specific limited set are pluralized by adding the word "dehn" after:
- prafit<n><pl> ↔ prafit dehn
- disaipl<n><pl> ↔ disaipl dehn
- lai<n><pl> ↔ lai dehn
Nouns that refer to a set of two are preceded by the word "too":
- man<n><pl> ↔ too man
- son<n><pl> ↔ too son
- boy<n><pl> ↔ too fish
Nouns that refer to one set rather than another set are preceded by the word "dehn":
- peepl<n><pl> ↔ dehn peepl
- bred<n><pl> ↔ dehn bred
Nouns that retain the English plural form are pluralized with a "z":
- day<n><pl> ↔ dayz
- werd<n><pl> ↔ werdz
- ting<n><pl> ↔ tingz

Plurals are formed by preceding or following the noun with a determiner.

Past tense is formed by preceding the verb with the word "mi":
- tel<v><past> ↔ mi tel
- seh<v><past> ↔ mi seh
- chreet<v><past> ↔ mi chreet
Future tense is formed by preceding the verb with the word "wahn":
- sayv<v><future> ↔ wahn sayv
- shoa<v><future> ↔ wahn shoa
- si<n><pl> ↔ wahn si
Past future tense is formed by preceding the verb with the words "mi wahn":
- geh<v><pf> ↔ mi wahn geh
- hapm<v><pf> ↔ mi wahn hapm
Past perfect tense is formed by preceding the verb with the word "don":
- seh<v><pp> ↔ don seh
- tel<v><pp> ↔ don tel
- rayz<n><pl> ↔ don rayz

Plurals are formed by preceding or following the noun with a determiner.

Reflexive pronouns are formed by adding the suffix "self" to the object pronoun:
- mi<prn><p1><sg> ↔ miself
- wi<prn><p1><pl> ↔ wiself
- yu<prn><p2><sg> ↔ yuself
Future tense is formed by preceding the verb with the word "wahn":
- sayv<v><future> ↔ wahn sayv
- shoa<v><future> ↔ wahn shoa
- si<n><pl> ↔ wahn si
Past future tense is formed by preceding the verb with the words "mi wahn":
- geh<v><pf> ↔ mi wahn geh
- hapm<v><pf> ↔ mi wahn hapm
Past perfect tense is formed by preceding the verb with the word "don":
- seh<v><pp> ↔ don seh
- tel<v><pp> ↔ don tel
- rayz<n><pl> ↔ don rayz

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