komensé, komens
VerbEnglish:to start, begin
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Louisiana Creole words starting with “K”
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komensé; (irreg.) prenn; vini
regular verbEnglish:got
Synonyms:get; become; obtain; find; retrieve
“Li komensé kolè!”
— He got angry!
“Yé té prenn un abrikó pou yê-mèmm.”
— They got an apricot for themselves.
“To viní pli gro.”
— You got bigger/fatter.
komensé; limé; tourné
regular verbEnglish:engage
Synonyms:turn on; start up; crank on
“Used for turning on machines, apparatuses.”
komensé; parti; prenn
regular verbEnglish:begin
“Kan lakous komens, nanm-la kriy "çé parti!"”
— When the race begins, the man yells "and they're off!"
“Ki l'œr t'alé komensé démin?”
— What time will you begin tomorrow?
komifo
AdjectiveEnglish:proper, suitable
English:respectable
komifoe
AdjectiveEnglish:proper, respectable, suitable
komin
adjectiveEnglish:common
Synonyms:nòrmal
Antonyms:rar
“Ça çé komin isit.”
— That's common here.
komisyonnè
nounEnglish:messenger
komm kwa; kòm si
conjunctionEnglish:as if
“Yé t'apé parlé kòm si yé té tou konné.”
— They were speaking as if they knew everything.
komm lézòt
irregular verbEnglish:fit in
“manyè dròl”
— to not fit in; is weird/odd
kommandan
nounEnglish:commandant
“Li çé té kommandan.”
— He was commandant.
kommí
nounEnglish:clerk
English:firm
komparab, konparab
adjectiveEnglish:comparable
“Çé komparab.”
— It's comparable.
“Çé pa komparab.”
— It's not comparable.