fi

English Definition

For; to (infinitive marker).

Etymology

• (From English for to.)

Examples

• "Mi head a hot mi. Yuh have supn can gimme fi it?"

  I have a headache. Can you give me something for the pain?

• "“A wanda how dem come fi tink dat di trial a di pastor is a fittin event fi a pikni witness. […]”"

  I asked myself how they could possibly think that the pastor's trial would be an appropriate event for children to see. […]

• "Wi wah fi know wah gwaan."

  We want to know what's going on.

• "“Me look up to di platform and see about eight wooden chairs up deh. Me eyeball dem fi see which wan a dem me kuda move because some a dem carve outa solid wood and look well heavy. […]”"

  I looked up at the platform and saw about eight wooden chairs up there. I studied them to see which one I could move because some of them were made of solid wood and looked extremely heavy. […]

• "How dem fi do dat?"

  How can they do a thing like that?

• "“How unnu fi walk an' nyam, an' litter di street? Mi jus' cyaan andastan' how unno fi dweet. […]”"

  How can you walk and eat, and throw litter in the street? I just can't understand how you can do it. […]

• "Im fi tap it. It a guh mash 'im up."

  They should stop doing that. It's going to wreck them.

• "“Mi pickney unnu fi look n love nuff money Horse pon track cah gallop without money […]”"

  My children, you should seek and desire a lot of money A horse on a track can't race without money […]

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