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yachay

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Quechua

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Noun

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yachay

  1. knowledge, wisdom
  2. science
  3. skill, experience, practical knowledge
  4. subject

Declension

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Declension of yachay
singular plural
nominative yachay yachaykuna
accusative yachayta yachaykunata
dative yachayman yachaykunaman
genitive yachaypa yachaykunap
locative yachaypi yachaykunapi
terminative yachaykama yachaykunakama
ablative yachaymanta yachaykunamanta
instrumental yachaywan yachaykunawan
comitative yachaynintin yachaykunantin
abessive yachayninnaq yachaykunannaq
comparative yachayhina yachaykunahina
causative yachayrayku yachaykunarayku
benefactive yachaypaq yachaykunapaq
associative yachaypura yachaykunapura
distributive yachayninka yachaykunanka
exclusive yachaylla yachaykunalla
Possessive forms of yachay

Verb

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yachay

  1. (ambitransitive) to know, to learn, to realize, to find out
  2. (intransitive) to dwell, to live

Conjugation

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Conjugation of yachay
infinitive yachay
agentive yachaq
present participle yachaspa
past participle yachasqa
future participle yachana
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 yachani yachanki yachan yachanchik yachayku
yachaniku1
yachankichik yachanku
past
(experienced)
yacharqani yacharqanki yacharqan yacharqanchik yacharqayku
yacharqaniku
yacharqankichik yacharqanku
past
(reported)
yachasqani yachasqanki yachasqan yachasqanchik yachasqayku
yachasqaniku
yachasqankichik yachasqanku
future yachasaq yachanki yachanqa yachasunchik yachasaqku yachankichik yachanqaku
imperative qam pay ñuqanchik qamkuna paykuna
affirmative yachay yachachun yachasun2
yachasunchik
yachaychik yachachunku
negative ama
yachaychu
ama
yachachunchu
ama yachasunchu
ama yachasunchikchu
ama
yachaychikchu
ama
yachachunkuchu

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".

See also

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