arakaʼe
When
Arakaʼe asks when.
How It Works
Use arakaʼe to ask when something happens. The accent appears once -pa follows: arakaʼépa.
| Question | Time asked about |
|---|---|
| Arakaʼépa og̃uahẽ Marta? | Past: When did Marta arrive? |
| Arakaʼépa rehóta? | Future: When are you going? |
The verb does the work of showing time. With no ending it can look back, as in the first question. With -ta it looks ahead, as in the second.
Answer with a time word. Arakaʼépa rehóta? can be answered with Koʼẽrõ. “Tomorrow.” or with a whole sentence, Koʼẽrõ aháta. “I will go tomorrow.”
Arakaʼeve is a different word. It means “never”, and you meet it at Level 2.
Examples (4)
- Arakaʼépa og̃uahẽ Marta?
When did Marta arrive?
A verb with no ending asks about the past.
- Arakaʼépa rehóta?
When are you going?
Rehóta has -ta, so the question is about the future.
- Arakaʼépa ñag̃uahẽta upépe?
When will we arrive there?
Arakaʼépa goes with -ta on a nasal verb.
- Arakaʼépa rejúta?
When will you come?
Rejúta is reju “you come” plus -ta.
Common Mistakes
Leaving out the accent before -pa.
Arakaʼepa rehóta?Arakaʼépa rehóta?Arakaʼe has its stress on the last syllable, so the accent keeps the stress in place when -pa follows.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Arakaʼe asks when and takes -pa, so -pa comes first.
Related Patterns
- -taFuture with -ta
Makes the future, the time that arakaʼépa often asks about.
Level 1 - kuehe / koʼára / koʼẽrõToday, Tomorrow and Yesterday
Gives the words that answer the question: yesterday, today, tomorrow.
Level 1 - mbaʼeve / avave / arakaʼeveNothing, Nobody, Never
Includes arakaʼeve, the word for never.
Level 2
Words in This Pattern
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