amachay
Quechua
editNoun
editamachay
Declension
editdeclension of amachay
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amachay | amachaykuna |
| accusative | amachayta | amachaykunata |
| dative | amachayman | amachaykunaman |
| genitive | amachaypa | amachaykunap |
| locative | amachaypi | amachaykunapi |
| terminative | amachaykama | amachaykunakama |
| ablative | amachaymanta | amachaykunamanta |
| instrumental | amachaywan | amachaykunawan |
| comitative | amachaynintin | amachaykunantin |
| abessive | amachayninnaq | amachaykunannaq |
| comparative | amachayhina | amachaykunahina |
| causative | amachayrayku | amachaykunarayku |
| benefactive | amachaypaq | amachaykunapaq |
| associative | amachaypura | amachaykunapura |
| distributive | amachayninka | amachaykunanka |
| exclusive | amachaylla | amachaykunalla |
possessive forms of amachay
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amachayniy | amachayniykuna |
| accusative | amachayniyta | amachayniykunata |
| dative | amachayniyman | amachayniykunaman |
| genitive | amachayniypa | amachayniykunap |
| locative | amachayniypi | amachayniykunapi |
| terminative | amachayniykama | amachayniykunakama |
| ablative | amachayniymanta | amachayniykunamanta |
| instrumental | amachayniywan | amachayniykunawan |
| comitative | amachayniynintin | amachayniykunantin |
| abessive | amachayniyninnaq | amachayniykunannaq |
| comparative | amachayniyhina | amachayniykunahina |
| causative | amachayniyrayku | amachayniykunarayku |
| benefactive | amachayniypaq | amachayniykunapaq |
| associative | amachayniypura | amachayniykunapura |
| distributive | amachayniyninka | amachayniykunanka |
| exclusive | amachayniylla | amachayniykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amachayniyki | amachayniykikuna |
| accusative | amachayniykita | amachayniykikunata |
| dative | amachayniykiman | amachayniykikunaman |
| genitive | amachayniykipa | amachayniykikunap |
| locative | amachayniykipi | amachayniykikunapi |
| terminative | amachayniykikama | amachayniykikunakama |
| ablative | amachayniykimanta | amachayniykikunamanta |
| instrumental | amachayniykiwan | amachayniykikunawan |
| comitative | amachayniykintin | amachayniykikunantin |
| abessive | amachayniykinnaq | amachayniykikunannaq |
| comparative | amachayniykihina | amachayniykikunahina |
| causative | amachayniykirayku | amachayniykikunarayku |
| benefactive | amachayniykipaq | amachayniykikunapaq |
| associative | amachayniykipura | amachayniykikunapura |
| distributive | amachayniykinka | amachayniykikunanka |
| exclusive | amachayniykilla | amachayniykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amachaynin | amachayninkuna |
| accusative | amachayninta | amachayninkunata |
| dative | amachayninman | amachayninkunaman |
| genitive | amachayninpa | amachayninkunap |
| locative | amachayninpi | amachayninkunapi |
| terminative | amachayninkama | amachayninkunakama |
| ablative | amachayninmanta | amachayninkunamanta |
| instrumental | amachayninwan | amachayninkunawan |
| comitative | amachayninintin | amachayninkunantin |
| abessive | amachayninninnaq | amachayninkunannaq |
| comparative | amachayninhina | amachayninkunahina |
| causative | amachayninrayku | amachayninkunarayku |
| benefactive | amachayninpaq | amachayninkunapaq |
| associative | amachayninpura | amachayninkunapura |
| distributive | amachaynininka | amachayninkunanka |
| exclusive | amachayninlla | amachayninkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amachayninchik | amachayninchikkuna |
| accusative | amachayninchikta | amachayninchikkunata |
| dative | amachayninchikman | amachayninchikkunaman |
| genitive | amachayninchikpa | amachayninchikkunap |
| locative | amachayninchikpi | amachayninchikkunapi |
| terminative | amachayninchikkama | amachayninchikkunakama |
| ablative | amachayninchikmanta | amachayninchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | amachayninchikwan | amachayninchikkunawan |
| comitative | amachayninchiknintin | amachayninchikkunantin |
| abessive | amachayninchikninnaq | amachayninchikkunannaq |
| comparative | amachayninchikhina | amachayninchikkunahina |
| causative | amachayninchikrayku | amachayninchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | amachayninchikpaq | amachayninchikkunapaq |
| associative | amachayninchikpura | amachayninchikkunapura |
| distributive | amachayninchikninka | amachayninchikkunanka |
| exclusive | amachayninchiklla | amachayninchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amachayniyku | amachayniykukuna |
| accusative | amachayniykuta | amachayniykukunata |
| dative | amachayniykuman | amachayniykukunaman |
| genitive | amachayniykupa | amachayniykukunap |
| locative | amachayniykupi | amachayniykukunapi |
| terminative | amachayniykukama | amachayniykukunakama |
| ablative | amachayniykumanta | amachayniykukunamanta |
| instrumental | amachayniykuwan | amachayniykukunawan |
| comitative | amachayniykuntin | amachayniykukunantin |
| abessive | amachayniykunnaq | amachayniykukunannaq |
| comparative | amachayniykuhina | amachayniykukunahina |
| causative | amachayniykurayku | amachayniykukunarayku |
| benefactive | amachayniykupaq | amachayniykukunapaq |
| associative | amachayniykupura | amachayniykukunapura |
| distributive | amachayniykunka | amachayniykukunanka |
| exclusive | amachayniykulla | amachayniykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amachayniykichik | amachayniykichikkuna |
| accusative | amachayniykichikta | amachayniykichikkunata |
| dative | amachayniykichikman | amachayniykichikkunaman |
| genitive | amachayniykichikpa | amachayniykichikkunap |
| locative | amachayniykichikpi | amachayniykichikkunapi |
| terminative | amachayniykichikkama | amachayniykichikkunakama |
| ablative | amachayniykichikmanta | amachayniykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | amachayniykichikwan | amachayniykichikkunawan |
| comitative | amachayniykichiknintin | amachayniykichikkunantin |
| abessive | amachayniykichikninnaq | amachayniykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | amachayniykichikhina | amachayniykichikkunahina |
| causative | amachayniykichikrayku | amachayniykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | amachayniykichikpaq | amachayniykichikkunapaq |
| associative | amachayniykichikpura | amachayniykichikkunapura |
| distributive | amachayniykichikninka | amachayniykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | amachayniykichiklla | amachayniykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amachayninku | amachayninkukuna |
| accusative | amachayninkuta | amachayninkukunata |
| dative | amachayninkuman | amachayninkukunaman |
| genitive | amachayninkupa | amachayninkukunap |
| locative | amachayninkupi | amachayninkukunapi |
| terminative | amachayninkukama | amachayninkukunakama |
| ablative | amachayninkumanta | amachayninkukunamanta |
| instrumental | amachayninkuwan | amachayninkukunawan |
| comitative | amachayninkuntin | amachayninkukunantin |
| abessive | amachayninkunnaq | amachayninkukunannaq |
| comparative | amachayninkuhina | amachayninkukunahina |
| causative | amachayninkurayku | amachayninkukunarayku |
| benefactive | amachayninkupaq | amachayninkukunapaq |
| associative | amachayninkupura | amachayninkukunapura |
| distributive | amachayninkunka | amachayninkukunanka |
| exclusive | amachayninkulla | amachayninkukunalla |
Verb
editamachay
- (transitive) to defend, protect, support
- (transitive) to establish, reason, substantiate, argue
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of amachay
| infinitive | amachay | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| agentive | amachaq | |||||||
| present participle | amachaspa | |||||||
| past participle | amachasqa | |||||||
| future participle | amachana | |||||||
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person inclusive |
1st person exclusive |
2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | ñuqa | qam | pay | ñuqanchik | ñuqayku | qamkuna | paykuna | |
| present | amachani | amachanki | amachan | amachanchik | amachayku amachaniku1 |
amachankichik | amachanku | |
| past (experienced) |
amacharqani | amacharqanki | amacharqan | amacharqanchik | amacharqayku amacharqaniku |
amacharqankichik | amacharqanku | |
| past (reported) |
amachasqani | amachasqanki | amachasqan | amachasqanchik | amachasqayku amachasqaniku |
amachasqankichik | amachasqanku | |
| future | amachasaq | amachanki | amachanqa | amachasunchik | amachasaqku | amachankichik | amachanqaku | |
| imperative | — | qam | pay | ñuqanchik | — | qamkuna | paykuna | |
| affirmative | amachay | amachachun | amachasun2 amachasunchik |
amachaychik | amachachunku | |||
| negative | ama amachaychu |
ama amachachunchu |
ama amachasunchu ama amachasunchikchu |
ama amachaychikchu |
ama amachachunkuchu | |||
| 1 The conjugation -niku is only for the Ayacucho-Chanca variety. 2 The form -sun refers to "you and I together", while the form -sunchik refers to "you and I and other people". | ||||||||