rehehápe

For the Sake of: Rehehápe

Level 6

Rehehápe follows a noun and means “for the sake of”.

How It Works

Rehehápe tells who or what is the reason for an act: you do it for them, or in their name. You will find it in written Guarani, for example in articles about history and culture.

It comes after the noun and stands apart, as other long postpositions do: ñane retã rehehápe “for our country”. Its stress is on há, and -pe is unstressed.

WordMeaningExample
rehehápefor the sake ofAmano che retã rehehápe “I die for my country”
ndivewithAmano che retã ndive “I die with my country”

The ending -nte “only” joins the end of the word: yvypóra rehehápente “only for the sake of people”.

Examples (3)

  1. Amano che retã rehehápe.

    I die for my country.

    Rehehápe follows che retã “my country” and says who the act is for.

  2. Che sy ombaʼapo mitãnguéra rehehápe.

    My mother works for the sake of the children.

    Mitãnguéra rehehápe says who the work is done for.

  3. Añorairõ tymba ñarõ ndive yvypóra rehehápente.

    I fought with wild animals only for the sake of people.

    -nte “only” joins rehehápe and limits the reason to people.

Common Mistakes

  • Writing rehehápe joined to the noun.

    Amano che retãrehehápe.
    Amano che retã rehehápe.

    Rehehápe is a long postposition, so it stands apart from the noun, as Estigarribia prints it and as Vikipetã writers do.

How It Connects

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rehehápeLevel 6For the Sake of: Rehehápe

Learn This First

Rehehápe goes one step beyond the reasons given by rupi, gui and rehe.