gueʼ
Chamorro
editPronoun
editgueʼ
Usage notes
edit- gueʼ is used either as a subject of an intransitive verb or an object of a transitive verb, while ha is used as a subject of a transitive verb.
- Si Maria ha hatsa gueʼ ― Maria lifted him
- In a transitive clause with an indefinite object, gueʼ can also be used as a subject.
See also
editChamorro personal pronouns
hu-type pronouns | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | plural inclusive | plural exclusive | |
1st person | hu | ta | in |
2nd person | un | en | |
3rd person | ha | ma | |
yoʼ-type pronouns | |||
singular | plural inclusive | plural exclusive | |
1st person | yoʼ | hit | ham |
2nd person | hao | hamyo | |
3rd person | gueʼ | siha | |
emphatic pronouns | |||
singular | plural inclusive | plural exclusive | |
1st person | guahu | hita | hami |
2nd person | hagu | hamyo | |
3rd person | guiya | siha |
References
edit- Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar[1], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.