avei
Also: Avei
Avei means “also”, “too” or, in a negative sentence, “either”.
How It Works
Avei adds something to what was already said. It never changes, and it comes right after the word it is about.
- After a verb: Aha avei “I go too”.
- After a person: Maitei nde sýpe avei “Say hi to your mother too”.
- After a pronoun: haʼe avei imemby peteĩ mitãkuimbaʼe “she also had a son”.
- In a negative sentence: ndaipóri avei ava kuña “there were no women either”.
It is also the usual answer to a greeting. Someone asks Mbaʼéichapa reiko? and you say Iporã. Ha nde? “Fine. And you?” The other person answers Iporã avei “I am fine too”.
Examples (5)
- Iporã avei.
I am fine too.
Avei comes after iporã and means “too”.
- Maitei nde sýpe avei.
Say hi to your mother too.
Avei comes after the person who is added, nde sýpe.
- Rohayhu avei.
I love you too.
Avei comes after the verb and adds “too”.
- Aha avei.
I am going too.
Avei comes after the verb.
- Ñande ikatu ñaikotevẽ avei ambue árape.
We may need them too another day.
Avei comes right after the verb ñaikotevẽ.
Related Patterns
- ha / térãAnd and or
Ha means “and”, which also joins two things.
Level 1 - ndaipóriThere Is None
Ndaipóri says there is none, and avei after it means “either”.
Level 1 - -nteOnly: -nte
-nte means “only” and also comes after the word it is about.
Level 2 - gueteriStill: Gueteri
Gueteri means “still”, another small word that adds to the verb.
Level 2
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