gue- / re- Before the Root

The Extra Gue- and Re-

Level 3

These verbs get an extra gue- or re-: aru “I bring”, ogueru “he brings”, chereru “he brings me”.

How It Works

Verbs such as ru “bring” and raha “carry” add a small piece between the person prefix and the root.

PersonDoes the bringingIs brought
I, mearuchereru (brings me)
yourerundereru (brings you)
he, she, theyogueru–
we (you included)jaruñandereru (brings us)
we (you not included)rogueruorereru (brings us)
you allperupendereru (brings you all)

After che-, the re- is sometimes said as a bare e-: cheeraha “you take me somewhere”.

Many speakers use gue- for every person, so you also hear agueru and aguereko “I have”. Some writers leave it out of reko: the Academy grammar prints both oguereko and oreko.

Examples (4)

  1. Agueru ndéve yva.

    I bring you fruit.

    Agueru uses gue- with a-, as many speakers do. The plain form is aru.

  2. Itúva ha isy oguereko peteĩ jaguaʼi.

    Her father and mother have a little dog.

    Oguereko is “he, she or they have”. It adds gue- after o-.

  3. Mbovy ary reguereko?

    How old are you?

    Literally, “how many years do you have?”. Here reguereko uses gue- for “you”.

  4. Che sy chereraha Areguápe.

    My mother takes me to Areguá.

    Chereraha is che- “me”, then the extra re-, then raha “carry”.

How It Connects

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gue- / re- Before the RootLevel 3The Extra Gue- and Re-

Learn This First

Gue- and re- sit between the prefix and the root like the i in ai-, re- follows the inactive markers, and guereko is the best-known example.

Words in This Pattern

gueruguerahaguerekoreko