jepi
Usually: Jepi
Apuʼã jepi voiete “I usually get up very early”.
How It Works
Jepi marks something that happens again and again. It is the same for every person and for the present and the past.
Two endings also mark habits, and each looks at time differently.
| Form | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ahami | I used to go |
| Aháva | I am in the habit of going |
| Aha jepi | I usually go |
The word jepi is unstressed, so it never pulls the stress away from the verb. A verb stressed on its last syllable shows no accent: aguata jepi.
Speakers often add a word like pyʼỹi “often” as well: Ymavépa reho pyʼỹi jepi tupaʼópe?
Examples (4)
- Apuʼã jepi voiete.
I usually get up very early.
Jepi follows the verb apuʼã and shows the habit.
- Ymavépa reho pyʼỹi jepi tupaʼópe?
Did you use to go to church often?
Pyʼỹi means “often”. Jepi also marks a habit that used to be. -pa asks the question.
- Marta okaru jepi añoite.
Marta usually eats alone.
Jepi comes right after okaru “eats”. Añoite means “alone”.
- Aguata jepi.
I usually walk.
Jepi leaves the stress on the verb: aguata.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Jepi is added after the plain verb.
Related Patterns
- hínaHappening Now: Hína
Hína says that something is going on now, and jepi says that it happens often.
Level 2 - Used To: -mi
-mi is the ending for something that used to happen.
Level 3 - Usually: -va
-va is the ending for something that is a habit now.
Level 4 - memeAlways and All: Meme
Meme means “always”, a stronger word than jepi.
Level 4
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