reko / guereko

Having Something

Level 1

Reko and guereko both mean to have.

How It Works

Both forms take the active markers. Many speakers use the guereko forms for every person.

Personrekoguereko
Iarekoaguereko
you (one person)rerekoreguereko
he, sheorekooguereko
we (you and I)jarekojaguereko
we (not you)rorekoroguereko
you allperekopeguereko

The thing that is had comes after the verb: Jareko peteĩ jagua. “We have a dog.” Age uses the same verb, because Guarani says how many years you have: Aguereko irundy ary. “I am four years old.”

For a body part or a close relative, Guarani can leave out the verb and put an inactive marker on the noun. Panambi ipepo. means “The butterfly has wings.” The entry on sentences without a verb explains this.

Examples (5)

  1. Che ru oguereko mbohapy kavaju.

    My father has three horses.

    Oguereko is the “he or she” form of guereko.

  2. Mbovy arýpa reguereko?

    How old are you?

    Guarani asks “how many years do you have?”

  3. Aguereko irundy ary.

    I am four years old.

    Aguereko is the “I” form, with the number irundy before ary “year”.

  4. Jareko peteĩ jagua.

    We have a dog.

    Jareko is the “we, with you” form of reko.

  5. Che sy oreko mbohapy mbarakaja.

    My mother has three cats.

    Che sy means “my mother”, and oreko is the verb form for she. The thing she has comes after the verb.

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reko / guerekoLevel 1Having Something

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Reko is a verb that takes the active prefixes.

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Words in This Pattern

guerekoreko