Quechua - grammar points

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how to make a quechua noun plural

add kuna OR repeat the noun (marka marka = muchos pueblos)

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imperative singular affirmative

for qam it takes the infinitive form, for pay it adds -chun. qam takiy / qam takichun

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imperative singular negative

for qam it adds ama and chu to the imperative. for pay it adds ama and chu to the chun form. qam ama takiychu / pay ama takichunchu

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imperative plural affirmative

for qamkuna add chis to the infinitive. for paykuna and ku to the chun form. qamkuna takiychis / paykuna takichunku

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imperative plural negative

for qamkuna add chu to the chis form. for paykuna add chu to the chunku form. add ama for both. qamkuna ama takiychischu / paykuna ama takichunkuchu

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when to use kay (este / esta)

el objeto esta cerca a la persona que habla

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when to use chay (ese / eso / esa)

el objeto esta cerca a la persona que escucha pero no que habla

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when to use haqhay (aquel)

el objeto esta lejo de ambos

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adding chi to a verb

hacer….. e.g. rimachiy - hago hablar

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adding m / mi to a noun

replaced kay in 3rd person singular. m to vowel and mi to consonant. Put qa on the pay. luismi = es Luis. Payqa martam = ella es Marta.

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‘she is my sister’ without using kay

payqa nanaymi

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(respond) kaychu roberto kashan?

ari, chayqa robertom

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adding pi to personas

quien? - add taq to emphasise. put at beginning of sentence. = pitaq?

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quien estas?

pitaq kanki?

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(respond) pitaq tatayki?

tatayqa robertom

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adding ima to objetos

que? - add taq for emphasis, at beginning of sentence. = imataq?

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que es este?

imataq kay?

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(respond) imataq kay?

chayqa choqllum (eso es choclo)

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how to say volver de

add -mu to the verb and -manta to the noun. (noqa vinamanta kutimurqani = volvi de vina)

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how to say ir hacia

add -mu to the verb and -ta to the noun (noqa osornota reqsimurani = yo fui a conocer osorno)

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de donde eres?

maymanta kanki ?

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soy de londres

noqa londresmanta kani

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how to say ‘con’ alguien

add -wan to the noun (machaywan = con mi abuelo)

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how to say ‘en’ un lugar

add -pi (santiagopi = en santiago)

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vivo en inglaterra

noqa inglaterrapi tiyani

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how to say ‘through’ / ‘by the way of’

add -nta or -ninta to the noun (kayninta = por aqui)

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how to say to/towards

add -man to the noun (chayman = hacia alli)

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how to show pertenencia

add -q to vowels and -pa to consonants. (pedroq nanan - la hermana de pedro / turaypa - mi hermano)

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cual?

imataq OR mayquen

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nombre (mi nombre, tu nombre, su nombre)

suti + (suti-y , suti-yki , suti-n)

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me llamo rose (using suti)

sutiyqa rosem

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se llama pedro (using suti)

paypa sutinqa pablom

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(respond) imataq turaypa sutin?

turaykiq sutinqa luismi

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how to say ‘dicen que …’

add -si to consonant and -s to vowel. (pedros = dicen que pedro ….)

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dicen que luis esta hablando a su mama

luissi mamata rimashan

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(traducir) el nombre de mi madre es isabel

mamaypa sutinqa isabelmi

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how to use ‘mayquen’

cual? add taq for emphasis (plural - mayquenkunataq) - mayquentaq tayayki? cual es tu hermano?

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sustantivos diminuitivos

-cha or -lla

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how to say ‘que sirve para …)

add -na to the verb (rimana - que sirve para hablar)

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how to say ‘ya’

-ña (ñachu coscota reqsinkiña? = ya conoces a cusco?)