genyen
التعريفات والمعاني
== Haitian Creole ==
=== Etymology ===
From Saint Dominican Creole French gagné, from French gagner (“to earn”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɡɛ̃jɛ̃/
=== Verb ===
genyen
to have
Mwen genyen yon liv. ― I have a book.
there is, there are
Genyen yon kominote ayisyen nan Monreyal. ― There is a Haitian community in Montreal.
==== Usage notes ====
This word is sometimes shortened to gen.
=== References ===
Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 74