-iterei

Very Much: -iterei

Level 2

Add -iterei for “very much”: Chekaneʼõiterei “I am so tired”.

How It Works

-iterei turns “tired” into “very, very tired”. It is stronger than -ite “very”.

The word ends inEndingExample
most vowels-itereichekaneʼõiterei “I am very tired”
e-tereiaagradeceterei “I thank you very much”
a high vowel, such as y-etereihasyeterei “it hurts very much”

The ending takes the stress, so the accent mark on the word before it goes away. On a describing word the person marker joins it: chekaneʼõiterei, not che kaneʼõiterei.

It works on describing words and on verbs. The examples in the grammar book are feelings and states, such as being tired or hurting. For an ordinary “very”, use -ite, as in iporãite “very good”.

Examples (4)

  1. Chekaneʼõiterei.

    I am so tired.

    Chekaneʼõ “I am tired” gets -iterei for “very much”.

  2. Hasyeterei chéve.

    It hurts me very much.

    Hasy ends in y, so the ending is -eterei.

  3. Ko tembiʼu iporãiterei.

    This food is so good.

    Iporã “good” plus -iterei, which takes the stress, so the word has no accent mark.

  4. Aagradeceterei peẽme.

    I thank you all very much.

    Agradece comes from Spanish and ends in e, so the ending is -terei.

Common Mistakes

  • Writing the person marker apart from the describing word.

    Che kaneʼõiterei.
    Chekaneʼõiterei.

    On a describing word, che- is a prefix, so it joins the word.

How It Connects

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-itereiLevel 2Very Much: -iterei

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The ending -iterei is the stronger form of -ite.

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