In, On, At and To: -pe / -me

In, On, At and to: -pe

Level 1

-pe means in, on, at or to, and -me is its form after a nasal word.

How It Works

WordWith the endingMeaning
ógaógapeat home, in the house
ParaguáiParaguáipein Paraguay
guaraníguaranímein Guarani
kuñakuñámeto the woman

The ending is not stressed, so the word keeps its own stress. It needs an accent mark when that stress is not on the last syllable, as in ógape and Kaʼakupépe.

-pe means “in, on, at”, and with verbs of going it means “to”: Peru oho Kaʼakupépe “Pedro went to Caacupé”. It also marks the person who receives something: Ameʼẽta kóva che sýpe “I will give this to my mother”.

Always write -pe and -me joined to the word before them. Longer endings such as ndive and rupi stand apart.

Examples (5)

  1. Peru oho kuehe Kaʼakupépe.

    Pedro went to Caacupé yesterday.

    Peru is a Guarani form of Pedro. -pe after Kaʼakupé means “to”.

  2. Che nañeʼẽi guaraníme.

    I do not speak Guarani.

    Guaraní is a nasal word, so the ending is -me.

  3. Ndépa reñeʼẽ castellánope?

    Do you speak Spanish?

    -pe joins castellano and names the language.

  4. Che aiko Paraguáipe.

    I live in Paraguay.

    -pe after Paraguái means “in”.

  5. Ameʼẽta kóva che sýpe.

    I will give this to my mother.

    -pe marks the person who receives it.

Common Mistakes

  • Using -pe after a nasal word.

    Che nañeʼẽi guaranípe.
    Che nañeʼẽi guaraníme.

    Guaraní is a nasal word, so written Guarani uses the ending -me.

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In, On, At and To: -pe / -meLevel 1In, On, At and to: -pe

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The ending -pe is the first ending for place, and it turns into -me after a nasal word.

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