gotyo / ngotyo
Towards: Gotyo
Gotyo means “towards”: Jaháta ñande táva gotyo “We will go towards our town”.
How It Works
Gotyo says which way something goes. It answers the question “towards where?”. To say where you are or where you arrive, use -pe or -me.
| After | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| a word with no nasal sound | gotyo | ñande táva gotyo “towards our town” |
| a word with a nasal sound | ngotyo or gotyo | ñemby ngotyo “towards the south” |
Both forms have two syllables, so they stand apart from the word before them. They also carry the stress themselves.
Estigarribia lists ngotyo as the form after a nasal word, and it appears in the Guarani Wikipedia. Plain gotyo is even more common there, and it is the only form in the Academy grammar, so ñemby gotyo is fine too.
Examples (3)
- Jaháta ñande táva gotyo.
We will go towards our town.
Gotyo follows the place and stands apart, and táva has no nasal sound.
- Aháta ñemby ngotyo.
I will go towards the south.
Ñemby has a nasal sound, so gotyo can turn into ngotyo.
- Che ru oho Areguá gotyo.
My father goes towards Areguá.
Areguá is an oral word, so gotyo stays the same.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Gotyo is a longer ending that stands apart, so the spelling rule comes first.
Related Patterns
- In, On, At and To: -pe / -meIn, On, At and to: -pe
The endings -pe and -me name the place you are in or arrive at, while gotyo gives the direction.
Level 1 - guive / peveSince and Until: Guive and Peve
Guive and peve mark where a path starts and where it ends.
Level 2 - Around and Through: rupi
Rupi says that something goes around or through a place.
Level 2 - Nasal Forms of Endings
Ngotyo is one of the nasal forms listed in that row.
Level 2 - Nasal Harmony
Nasal harmony explains why the ending turns nasal after a nasal word.
Foundations
Words in This Pattern
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