genyen

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From Saint Dominican Creole French gagné, from French gagner (“to earn”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛ̃jɛ̃/

Verb

genyen

  1. to have
    Mwen genyen yon liv. ― I have a book.
  2. there is, there are
    Genyen yon kominote ayisyen nan Monreyal. ― There is a Haitian community in Montreal.

Usage notes

This word is sometimes shortened to gen.

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