More Than: -ve and -gui
Che ambaʼapove ndehegui “I work more than you”.
How It Works
To compare, put -ve “more” on a verb or a describing word. Then say what you compare it with, and add -gui “than”.
| The other thing | How it is written | Example |
|---|---|---|
| a noun | -gui joins the noun | nde rógagui “than your house” |
| a name | -gui joins the name | Juángui “than Juan” |
| a pronoun | one word with -gui | chehegui “than me”, ndehegui “than you”, ichugui “than him or her” |
The ending -ve takes the stress, so the word before it loses its accent mark. After a noun, -gui is unstressed, so the noun keeps its accent: rógagui, Juángui.
Without a second thing, -ve alone means “more”: iporãve “nicer, better”.
Examples (4)
- Che ambaʼapove ndehegui.
I work more than you.
Ambaʼapove has -ve for “more”, and ndehegui names the other person.
- Che róga ituichave nde rógagui.
My house is bigger than your house.
Ituichave is ituicha plus -ve, and -gui joins the noun: rógagui.
- Ana oguata pyaʼeve Juángui.
Ana walks faster than Juan.
Pyaʼe “fast” takes -ve, and -gui joins the name: Juángui, with an accent mark.
- Che ru ituichave chehegui.
My father is bigger than me.
Che and -gui make one word: chehegui.
Common Mistakes
Writing a pronoun and -gui as two words.
Che ambaʼapove nde hegui.Che ambaʼapove ndehegui.A pronoun and its ending are one word: ndehegui.
Keeping the accent mark before -ve.
Che ambaʼapóve ndehegui.Che ambaʼapove ndehegui.The ending -ve takes the stress, so the accent mark on the word before it goes away.
How It Connects
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The comparison uses -gui for than and -ve on a describing word or a verb.
Related Patterns
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Practice More Than: -ve and -gui in Bubblegum
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