jave / aja / vove
While and When: Jave, Aja and Vove
Rokaru aja og̃uahẽ ore ru “While we ate, our father arrived”.
How It Works
These three words follow a verb and tell when the main event happens.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| jave | while | che sy oñeʼẽ jave “while my mother speaks” |
| aja | while | rokaru aja “while we ate” |
| vove | when, as soon as | michĩ vove “when they are little” |
Jave and aja both mean “while”. Vove can also mean that one event follows right after another: okakuaapa vove, ovevepa “as soon as they are all grown up, they all fly”.
These words follow a verb or a describing word, as in michĩ vove, and they stand apart from it.
Examples (4)
- Rokaru aja og̃uahẽ ore ru.
While we ate, our father arrived.
Aja follows rokaru and means “while”.
- Michĩ vove ojehero “mitã”.
When they are little, they are called “mitã”.
Vove follows the describing word michĩ and means “when”.
- Che sy oñeʼẽ jave, ahendu.
While my mother speaks, I listen.
Jave means “while”, and the two actions happen together.
- Mitãkuéra niko okakuaapa vove, ovevepa.
As soon as they are all grown up, children all fly.
Here vove means “as soon as”.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Jave, aja and vove stand after a plain verb to say that two things happen together, so the plain verb comes first.
Related Patterns
- -voAt the Same Time: -vo
The ending -vo also joins two things that happen at the same time.
Level 3 - rireAfter: Rire
Rire after a verb means “after”.
Level 3 - mboyveBefore: Mboyve
Mboyve after a verb means “before”.
Level 3 - -rõ / -ramoIf and When: -rõ
The endings -rõ and -ramo make “if” and “when”.
Level 3 - hínaHappening Now: Hína
Hína shows that an action is happening right now.
Level 2
Words in This Pattern
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