-rõ / -ramo
If and When: -rõ
Cherendúrõ ejúke! “If you hear me, come!”
How It Works
-rõ and -ramo do not take the stress here, so the verb keeps its accent mark.
| Verb | With -rõ or -ramo | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cherendu “hear me” | cherendúrõ | if you hear me |
| aha “I go” | aháramo | if I go, when I go |
| nderejapói “you do not do it” | nderejapóirõ | if you do not do it |
A stressed ending is a different one. The book gives cherecharõ “when I am seen” and aharamo “I just went”, against aháramo “if I go”. For something still to come, “if” and “when” sound alike, and the book prints the sentence above with the accent.
A negative sits inside the verb, before the ending. A person marker for “me” joins the verb: cherendúrõ, not che rendúrõ.
Examples (4)
- Cherendúrõ ejúke!
If you hear me, come!
Cherendúrõ is “if you hear me”, and -rõ keeps the accent on dú.
- Aháramo agueraháta nde ao.
When I go, I will bring your clothes.
For something still to come, the book reads the ending as “when”.
- Nderejapóirõ, ajapóta.
If you do not do it, I will do it.
The negative circle nde-re-…-i sits inside nderejapói, and -rõ comes last.
- Koʼẽrõ oúrõ Marta, rohóta Areguápe.
If Marta comes tomorrow, we will go to Areguá.
Oúrõ is “if she comes”, with a verb that is not negative.
Common Mistakes
Writing the person marker apart from the verb.
Che rendúrõ ejúke!Cherendúrõ ejúke!Che- on a verb is a prefix, so it joins the verb.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The endings -rõ and -ramo go on the end of a plain verb, so the plain verb comes first.
Related Patterns
- rireAfter: Rire
Rire after a verb means “after”.
Level 3 - jave / aja / voveWhile and When: Jave, Aja and Vove
These words after a verb mean “while” or “when”.
Level 3 - rire ... -vaʼerã-moʼãIf I Had: Rire with -vaʼerã-moʼã
This pattern says “if I had known, I would have gone”.
Level 5 - ramo jepeEven Though: Ramo Jepe
Ramo jepe means “even though”.
Level 4
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Patterns that build on this one.
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