ani hag̃ua
So That Not: Ani Hag̃ua
Ani hag̃ua means “so that not”, and it goes before the verb.
How It Works
The word hag̃ua “for, in order to” follows the verb and gives its purpose: rehayhu hag̃ua “to love”. To say that the purpose is to avoid something, use ani, the word for “do not”, and put the pair before the verb.
- Oñehaʼã ningo ani hag̃ua ahecha “He tries hard so that I will not see it”.
- Panambi oñehaʼã oñemomombyry ani hag̃ua oñeñandu vai “The butterfly tried to move away so it would not feel bad”.
The verb after ani hag̃ua has its normal person marker and no negative frame. The word ani already carries the “not”.
Ani and hag̃ua are two words, and other markers may come between them. Ani itself can take endings: anivéma hag̃ua nerasẽ “so that you do not cry anymore”, where -ve “more” and -ma “already” are added to ani.
Another way to say the same thing is to put -ʼỹ “without” on the verb of the purpose clause.
Examples (4)
- Oñehaʼã ningo ani hag̃ua ahecha.
He tries hard so that I will not see it.
Ani hag̃ua stands before ahecha “I see it”. Ningo adds emphasis.
- Panambi oñehaʼã oñemomombyry ani hag̃ua oñeñandu vai.
The butterfly tried to move away so it would not feel bad.
Ani hag̃ua stands before oñeñandu vai “he feels bad”.
- Anivéma hag̃ua nerasẽ.
So that you do not cry anymore.
Ani takes -ve and -ma, and hag̃ua stays a separate word. Nerasẽ is “you cry”.
- Ahendu porã ani hag̃ua ajavy.
I listen well so that I do not make mistakes.
Ani hag̃ua stands before ajavy “I make a mistake”.
Common Mistakes
Putting ani hag̃ua after the verb.
Oñehaʼã ningo ahecha ani hag̃ua.Oñehaʼã ningo ani hag̃ua ahecha.Ani hag̃ua goes before the verb. After the verb, hag̃ua alone gives a purpose that is not negative.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Ani hag̃ua is the negative of hag̃ua and uses ani.
Related Patterns
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