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“sé”

— Conditional tense marker used before all verbs and after subjects.

“Mo sé kouri”

— I would go

“Yé té sé kourí”

— They would have gone

“Iná un ta dê plas to sé kouri ashté labyær.”

— There are many places you could go to buy a beer.

“Mo té pa kapab trouvé li.”

— I could not find him.

“Sé”

— Conditional tense marker used before all verbs and after subjects.

“Sé du”

— Past tense conditional marking.

“Mo sé kwi mé mo las. Mo sé du kwi iyè.”

— I should cook but I'm tired. I should have cooked yesterday.

“To mèt di séléri endan tô gombó?”

— Do you put celery in your gumbo?