oĩ

There Is: Oĩ

Level 1

Oĩ means there is, there are, or is at a place.

How It Works

Oĩ is the “he, she, it” form of a verb for being somewhere. People use it in two ways. The third row shows how to ask about the second one.

UseExample
There is, there areOĩ mbohapy kavaju. “There are three horses.”
Is at a placeChe róga oĩ koʼápe. “My house is here.”
Asking whereMoõpa oĩ ne mboʼehao? “Where is your school?”

Oĩ is the form for things and for he or she. When the thing that is somewhere is you, use ime, as in aime koʼápe “I am here”. Oime is the third-person form of ime and can mean the same as oĩ.

To ask, join -pa to the word: Oĩpa pakova? The negative for “there is none” is ndaipóri.

The tilde on ĩ already shows the stress, so no accent is added.

Examples (5)

  1. Oĩpa pakova?

    Are there bananas?

    Oĩ plus -pa asks whether something is there.

  2. Oĩ mbohapy kavaju.

    There are three horses.

    A number can follow oĩ, and the noun needs no plural.

  3. Oĩ mokõi mesa che rógape.

    There are two tables in my house.

    Oĩ says that something is there, and che rógape tells where.

  4. Che róga oĩ koʼápe.

    My house is here.

    After a noun, oĩ says where it is.

  5. Moõpa oĩ ne mboʼehao?

    Where is your school?

    Moõpa oĩ asks where something is.

Common Mistakes

  • Putting a person marker on oĩ.

    Aoĩ koʼápe.
    Aime koʼápe.

    Oĩ is a fixed word for things and third persons. To say that you are somewhere, use ime with the active markers.

How It Connects

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oĩLevel 1There Is: Oĩ

Learn This First

Oĩ is a verb that needs no ending, so it follows the plain verb.

Words in This Pattern

ime