ime
Being Somewhere: Ime
Ime says where someone is.
How It Works
Use ime to say where a person is. It takes the active person markers and usually comes with a place word.
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| I | aime |
| you (one person) | reime |
| he, she | oime |
| we (you and I) | ñaime |
| we (not you) | roime |
| you all | peime |
The marker for “we, with you” takes its nasal shape, ña-, because the word has a nasal sound. After a nasal place word, -pe also turns into -me: ñúme “in the field”.
Ask where someone is with moõpa: Moõpa reime? For things and for “there is”, use oĩ. For how someone is or where someone lives, use iko.
Examples (5)
- Aime koʼápe.
I am here.
A- is the active marker for “I”.
- Moõpa reime?
Where are you?
Re- means “you”, and -pa asks the question.
- Marta oime ógape.
Marta is at home.
O- means “he or she”, and ógape means “at home”.
- Ñaime ñúme.
We are in the field.
Ña- replaces ja- here, and -me replaces -pe after the nasal word ñu.
- Roime kaʼaguýpe.
We are in the forest.
Ro- means “we, not you”.
Common Mistakes
Using an inactive marker with ime.
Cheime koʼápe.Aime koʼápe.Ime takes the active markers a-, re- and o-. The inactive marker che- does not fit.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Ime tells where someone is, and oĩ says that something exists, so oĩ comes first.
Related Patterns
- ikoBeing and Living: Iko
Says how someone is or where someone lives.
Level 1 - a- / re- / o- / ja- / ro- / pe-Active Person Prefixes
Lists the active markers that ime takes.
Level 1 - moõWhere
Asks where, as in Moõpa reime?
Level 1 - In, On, At and To: -pe / -meIn, On, At and to: -pe
Is the ending that follows the place word.
Level 1
Words in This Pattern
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