chrai

chrai (past min chrai, future go chrai, a go chrai, wi chrai, wil chrai, completive dun chrai, imperfective a chrai)

1. to try

Derived from English try; compare Jamaican Creole chrai.

chrai

1. to try

• Crosbie, Paul, ed. (2007), Kriol-Inglish Dikshineri: English-Kriol Dictionary. Belize City: Belize Kriol Project, p. 76.

Derived from English try; compare Belizean Creole chrai.

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɹaɪ̯/

chrai

1. to try
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 4:1:

     Den di Uoli Spirit tek Jiizas iina di dezot so di devl kuda chrai fi mek im du rang.

     Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

     (literally, “Then the Holy Spirit took Jesus to the desert so the devil could try to do him wrong”)

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