opavave / mayma / maymáva
Everyone and Every
Opavave is “everyone”, mayma is “every”, and maymáva is “everybody”.
How It Works
These words name a whole group, and the noun after them needs no plural ending.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| opavave | all, everyone | Maitei opavavépe “greetings to all” |
| mayma | every (before a noun) | mayma yvypóra “every person” |
| maymáva | everybody, everything | maymáva tapichakuéra “all the people” |
A plural ending is allowed but not needed: mayma yvypóra “every person” has none, and maymáva tapichakuéra “all the people” has -kuéra.
When the word stands for people who receive the action, such as people who are greeted or given something, it takes -pe, like any other word for a person: opavavépe, maymávape.
To say “everybody” with no noun after it, use maymáva: maymáva ohóta nendive koʼẽrõ “everybody will go with you tomorrow”.
Examples (5)
- Maitei opavavépe.
Greetings to all.
Opavave stands alone, and -pe marks the people who are greeted.
- Opavave okirirĩta.
Everyone will be quiet.
Opavave is the subject. Kirirĩ is “quiet”, and -ta makes it future.
- Mayma yvypóra oguereko derecho hesãivo.
Every person has the right to be healthy.
Mayma stands before the singular noun yvypóra “person”. Derecho is the Spanish word for “right”.
- Maymáva ohóta nendive koʼẽrõ.
Everybody will go with you tomorrow.
Maymáva stands alone as the subject. Nendive is “with you” in one word. Ohóta is “he, she or they will go”.
- Opavave oñoañuavaʼerã hermanokuéraicha.
Everyone should embrace one another like brothers.
Opavave is the subject. Hermanokuéraicha is “like brothers”, from Spanish hermano plus -kuéra and -icha.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Opavave builds on opa and avave, so learners need those words first.
Related Patterns
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