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    Patwa headword

    Fi

    /FI/

    PrepositionVerb
    Gloss
    "For / To"
    Definition
    Used to mean 'for' (ownership/purpose) or 'to' (infinitive).
    Example
    "A fi mi phone dis." — "This is my phone." / "Mi haffi go." — "I have to go."
    Origin
    Derived from English 'for'.

    As an everyday term, Fi is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.