-jevy / jey

Again: -jevy

Level 2

Eju jey “come back”, ajujevy “I come back”.

How It Works

The ending -jevy says that an action happens again. Aju is “I come” and ajujevy is “I come again”, so “I come back”.

In everyday speech the v often disappears and the word becomes jey. It stands apart after the verb: Eju jey “Come back”, Emoñeʼẽ jey “Read it again”.

When another ending follows jey, the stress needs an accent on the y: jeýta in Jajuecha jeýta upéi “See you later”, and jeýma “again already”.

Jevy is also a word in its own right. As a verb it means “to return”, and as a noun it means “time” or “occasion”. For several repeats, speakers say jevyvy “again and again”.

Examples (4)

  1. Eju jey.

    Come back.

    Jey after the command means “again”: come again, come back.

  2. Emoñeʼẽ jey.

    Read it again.

    Emoñeʼẽ is the command “read”. Jey adds “again”.

  3. Ne rendápe ajujevy.

    I come back to you.

    -jevy joins the verb here: aju “I come” plus -jevy.

  4. Jajuecha jeýta upéi.

    See you later.

    Jey plus -ta: the accent marks the stress on ý.

How It Connects

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-jevy / jeyLevel 2Again: -jevy

Learn This First

The ending -jevy goes on the end of a plain verb.

Words in This Pattern

jey