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Jamaican Patois · Grammar words

Deh

To be (located) / there

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JLU spelling
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What “Deh” means

Deh has two main jobs. As a verb it means to be somewhere ("mi deh yah", I'm here; "im deh a shop", he is at the shop). As an adverb it means there ("siddung deh", sit down there). "Deh deh" means "is there".

Examples

Mi deh yah

I'm here / I'm good

Im deh a shop

He is at the shop.

Weh yuh deh?

Where are you?

How to use it

Everyday grammar. "Mi deh yah" is also the standard reply to "Wah gwaan?", meaning "I'm doing okay".