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Definition
Third-person masculine subject pronoun.
Example Sentence
Patois: Im gone a wuk.
English: He went to work.
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Definition
Third-person masculine object pronoun.
Example Sentence
Patois: Mi si im yestideh.
English: I saw him yesterday.
Definition
Third-person masculine possessive determiner.
Example Sentence
Patois: Im kyaar deh outside.
English: His car is outside.
Definition
Third-person singular masculine subject pronoun.
Example Sentence
Patois: Im a write a book.
English: He is writing a book.
Definition
Third-person singular masculine object pronoun.
Example Sentence
Patois: Call im fi mi.
English: Call him for me.
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