im

English Definition

he; she

Etymology

• (Derived from English him.)

Examples

• "Mek im tek weh himself."

  He needs to go away.

• "“An im seh, Yu nyaam me peas today? Him seh, nuo ma, me no eat non. […]”"

  And he said, did you eat my peas today? He said, no ma, I didn't eat them. […]

• "Shi sen' im a letter wah day."

  She sent him a letter recently.

• "“What de poor Bug do? Tek im pon im back an him travel, an him travel, an im travel. […]”"

  What did poor Bug do? He let him go on his back and he travelled on and on. […]

• "Den im res' im han' pan di bench."

  Then he rested his hand on the bench.

• "'Im frack look good."

  Her dress looks good.

• "Tanya deh yah? — Yeah, man. Im deh yah."

  Is Tanya here? — Yes, she's here.

• "“Well! Lloyd seh 'im see Danzo duppy all di while. 'Im seh, every time 'im see 'im, a one han' 'im have. […]”"

  Well! LLoyd said he sees Danzo's ghost all the time. He said, every time he sees him, he only has one arm. […]

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