ndaipóri

There Is None

Level 1

Ndaipóri means there is none.

How It Works

Ndaipóri and oĩ are a pair. Oĩ says that something exists or is somewhere. Ndaipóri says that it does not.

SentenceMeaning
Oĩ pakova.There are bananas.
Ndaipóri pakova.There are no bananas.

The word has one shape. It means “there is none” for one thing and for many, so the noun needs no plural.

Write the accent on ó. The stress falls on po, and the accent shows it.

As an answer, Ndaipóri. alone is enough. Oĩpa pakova? Ndaipóri. means “Are there bananas? There are none.”

Words for “nothing” and “nobody” can follow it, because Guarani repeats the negative. They get their own entry.

Examples (5)

  1. Ndaipóri pakova.

    There are no bananas.

    The missing thing, pakova, comes after ndaipóri.

  2. Ndaipóri y.

    There is no water.

    It works for water, which you cannot count, as well as for bananas.

  3. Ndaipóri juky.

    There is no salt.

    Here the missing thing is juky “salt”.

  4. Koʼápe ndaipóri tembiʼu.

    There is no food here.

    A place word such as koʼápe “here” can come first.

  5. Ndaipóri pirapire.

    There is no money.

    Ndaipóri has the same shape whatever is missing.

Common Mistakes

  • Leaving out the accent.

    Ndaipori pakova.
    Ndaipóri pakova.

    The stress falls on po, so the accent is written on ó.

How It Connects

Tap a pattern to see what it builds on and what it leads to.

ndaipóriLevel 1There Is None

Learn This First

Ndaipóri is the opposite of oĩ and is built with the same nda- and -i as the negative, so learners need both.

Words in This Pattern

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