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Jamaican Patois · Grammar words

Di

The

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What “Di” means

Di is the definite article, the Patois word for "the". It goes before a noun just like in English: di sun, di cake, di pickney.

Examples

Pass di salt

Pass the salt

Di sun hot

The sun is hot.

Cut di cake

Cut the cake.

How to use it

Everyday grammar used by everyone. Note that with adjectives Patois needs no "is": "di soup hot" means "the soup is hot".