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pickney dem
PIK-nee-DEM · phrase · informal
The children (plural marker 'dem')
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'Dem' after a noun marks the plural — 'pickney dem' = the children; 'gyal dem' = the girls.
“Di dog dem a bark.”
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pickney dem In A Sentence
Di dog dem a bark.
Origin & Usage
Jamaican Patois plural marker 'dem' (from 'them').
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What does pickney dem mean?
It means 'the children'. 'Pickney' means child and 'dem' after it marks the plural.
How does 'dem' work in Patois?
'Dem', from English 'them', is placed after a noun to make it plural, e.g. 'gyal dem' means 'the girls'.
How do you use pickney dem in a sentence?
'Weh di pickney dem deh?' means 'Where are the children?'
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