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kawsay
kawsay
Quechua
Noun
kawsay
Declension
declension of kawsay
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kawsay | kawsaykuna |
| accusative | kawsayta | kawsaykunata |
| dative | kawsayman | kawsaykunaman |
| genitive | kawsaypa | kawsaykunap |
| locative | kawsaypi | kawsaykunapi |
| terminative | kawsaykama | kawsaykunakama |
| ablative | kawsaymanta | kawsaykunamanta |
| instrumental | kawsaywan | kawsaykunawan |
| comitative | kawsaynintin | kawsaykunantin |
| abessive | kawsayninnaq | kawsaykunannaq |
| comparative | kawsayhina | kawsaykunahina |
| causative | kawsayrayku | kawsaykunarayku |
| benefactive | kawsaypaq | kawsaykunapaq |
| associative | kawsaypura | kawsaykunapura |
| distributive | kawsayninka | kawsaykunanka |
| exclusive | kawsaylla | kawsaykunalla |
possessive forms of kawsay
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kawsayniy | kawsayniykuna |
| accusative | kawsayniyta | kawsayniykunata |
| dative | kawsayniyman | kawsayniykunaman |
| genitive | kawsayniypa | kawsayniykunap |
| locative | kawsayniypi | kawsayniykunapi |
| terminative | kawsayniykama | kawsayniykunakama |
| ablative | kawsayniymanta | kawsayniykunamanta |
| instrumental | kawsayniywan | kawsayniykunawan |
| comitative | kawsayniynintin | kawsayniykunantin |
| abessive | kawsayniyninnaq | kawsayniykunannaq |
| comparative | kawsayniyhina | kawsayniykunahina |
| causative | kawsayniyrayku | kawsayniykunarayku |
| benefactive | kawsayniypaq | kawsayniykunapaq |
| associative | kawsayniypura | kawsayniykunapura |
| distributive | kawsayniyninka | kawsayniykunanka |
| exclusive | kawsayniylla | kawsayniykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kawsayniyki | kawsayniykikuna |
| accusative | kawsayniykita | kawsayniykikunata |
| dative | kawsayniykiman | kawsayniykikunaman |
| genitive | kawsayniykipa | kawsayniykikunap |
| locative | kawsayniykipi | kawsayniykikunapi |
| terminative | kawsayniykikama | kawsayniykikunakama |
| ablative | kawsayniykimanta | kawsayniykikunamanta |
| instrumental | kawsayniykiwan | kawsayniykikunawan |
| comitative | kawsayniykintin | kawsayniykikunantin |
| abessive | kawsayniykinnaq | kawsayniykikunannaq |
| comparative | kawsayniykihina | kawsayniykikunahina |
| causative | kawsayniykirayku | kawsayniykikunarayku |
| benefactive | kawsayniykipaq | kawsayniykikunapaq |
| associative | kawsayniykipura | kawsayniykikunapura |
| distributive | kawsayniykinka | kawsayniykikunanka |
| exclusive | kawsayniykilla | kawsayniykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kawsaynin | kawsayninkuna |
| accusative | kawsayninta | kawsayninkunata |
| dative | kawsayninman | kawsayninkunaman |
| genitive | kawsayninpa | kawsayninkunap |
| locative | kawsayninpi | kawsayninkunapi |
| terminative | kawsayninkama | kawsayninkunakama |
| ablative | kawsayninmanta | kawsayninkunamanta |
| instrumental | kawsayninwan | kawsayninkunawan |
| comitative | kawsayninintin | kawsayninkunantin |
| abessive | kawsayninninnaq | kawsayninkunannaq |
| comparative | kawsayninhina | kawsayninkunahina |
| causative | kawsayninrayku | kawsayninkunarayku |
| benefactive | kawsayninpaq | kawsayninkunapaq |
| associative | kawsayninpura | kawsayninkunapura |
| distributive | kawsaynininka | kawsayninkunanka |
| exclusive | kawsayninlla | kawsayninkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kawsayninchik | kawsayninchikkuna |
| accusative | kawsayninchikta | kawsayninchikkunata |
| dative | kawsayninchikman | kawsayninchikkunaman |
| genitive | kawsayninchikpa | kawsayninchikkunap |
| locative | kawsayninchikpi | kawsayninchikkunapi |
| terminative | kawsayninchikkama | kawsayninchikkunakama |
| ablative | kawsayninchikmanta | kawsayninchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | kawsayninchikwan | kawsayninchikkunawan |
| comitative | kawsayninchiknintin | kawsayninchikkunantin |
| abessive | kawsayninchikninnaq | kawsayninchikkunannaq |
| comparative | kawsayninchikhina | kawsayninchikkunahina |
| causative | kawsayninchikrayku | kawsayninchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | kawsayninchikpaq | kawsayninchikkunapaq |
| associative | kawsayninchikpura | kawsayninchikkunapura |
| distributive | kawsayninchikninka | kawsayninchikkunanka |
| exclusive | kawsayninchiklla | kawsayninchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kawsayniyku | kawsayniykukuna |
| accusative | kawsayniykuta | kawsayniykukunata |
| dative | kawsayniykuman | kawsayniykukunaman |
| genitive | kawsayniykupa | kawsayniykukunap |
| locative | kawsayniykupi | kawsayniykukunapi |
| terminative | kawsayniykukama | kawsayniykukunakama |
| ablative | kawsayniykumanta | kawsayniykukunamanta |
| instrumental | kawsayniykuwan | kawsayniykukunawan |
| comitative | kawsayniykuntin | kawsayniykukunantin |
| abessive | kawsayniykunnaq | kawsayniykukunannaq |
| comparative | kawsayniykuhina | kawsayniykukunahina |
| causative | kawsayniykurayku | kawsayniykukunarayku |
| benefactive | kawsayniykupaq | kawsayniykukunapaq |
| associative | kawsayniykupura | kawsayniykukunapura |
| distributive | kawsayniykunka | kawsayniykukunanka |
| exclusive | kawsayniykulla | kawsayniykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kawsayniykichik | kawsayniykichikkuna |
| accusative | kawsayniykichikta | kawsayniykichikkunata |
| dative | kawsayniykichikman | kawsayniykichikkunaman |
| genitive | kawsayniykichikpa | kawsayniykichikkunap |
| locative | kawsayniykichikpi | kawsayniykichikkunapi |
| terminative | kawsayniykichikkama | kawsayniykichikkunakama |
| ablative | kawsayniykichikmanta | kawsayniykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | kawsayniykichikwan | kawsayniykichikkunawan |
| comitative | kawsayniykichiknintin | kawsayniykichikkunantin |
| abessive | kawsayniykichikninnaq | kawsayniykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | kawsayniykichikhina | kawsayniykichikkunahina |
| causative | kawsayniykichikrayku | kawsayniykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | kawsayniykichikpaq | kawsayniykichikkunapaq |
| associative | kawsayniykichikpura | kawsayniykichikkunapura |
| distributive | kawsayniykichikninka | kawsayniykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | kawsayniykichiklla | kawsayniykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kawsayninku | kawsayninkukuna |
| accusative | kawsayninkuta | kawsayninkukunata |
| dative | kawsayninkuman | kawsayninkukunaman |
| genitive | kawsayninkupa | kawsayninkukunap |
| locative | kawsayninkupi | kawsayninkukunapi |
| terminative | kawsayninkukama | kawsayninkukunakama |
| ablative | kawsayninkumanta | kawsayninkukunamanta |
| instrumental | kawsayninkuwan | kawsayninkukunawan |
| comitative | kawsayninkuntin | kawsayninkukunantin |
| abessive | kawsayninkunnaq | kawsayninkukunannaq |
| comparative | kawsayninkuhina | kawsayninkukunahina |
| causative | kawsayninkurayku | kawsayninkukunarayku |
| benefactive | kawsayninkupaq | kawsayninkukunapaq |
| associative | kawsayninkupura | kawsayninkukunapura |
| distributive | kawsayninkunka | kawsayninkukunanka |
| exclusive | kawsayninkulla | kawsayninkukunalla |
Verb
kawsay
- (intransitive) to live
Conjugation
Conjugation of kawsay
| infinitive | kawsay | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| agentive | kawsaq | |||||||
| present participle | kawsaspa | |||||||
| past participle | kawsasqa | |||||||
| future participle | kawsana | |||||||
| 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 | kawsani | kawsanki | kawsan | kawsanchik | kawsayku | kawsankichik | kawsanku | |
| past (experienced) |
kawsarqani | kawsarqanki | kawsarqan | kawsarqanchik | kawsarqaniku | kawsarqankichik | kawsarqanku | |
| past (reported) |
kawsasqani | kawsasqanki | kawsasqan | kawsasqanchik | kawsasqaniku | kawsasqankichik | kawsasqanku | |
| future | kawsasaq | kawsanki | kawsanqa | kawsasunchik | kawsasaqku | kawsankichik | kawsanqaku | |
| imperative | — | qam | pay | — | — | qamkuna | paykuna | |
| affirmative | kawsay | kawsachun | kawsaychik | kawsachunku | ||||
| negative | ama kawsaychu |
ama kawsachunchu |
ama kawsaychikchu |
ama kawsachunkuchu |
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Derived terms
- kawsachiy
- kawsapakuy
- kawsariy