yachay
Quechua
Noun
yachay
- knowledge, wisdom
- science
- skill, experience, practical knowledge
- subject
Declension
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
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | yachayniy | yachayniykuna |
| accusative | yachayniyta | yachayniykunata |
| dative | yachayniyman | yachayniykunaman |
| genitive | yachayniypa | yachayniykunap |
| locative | yachayniypi | yachayniykunapi |
| terminative | yachayniykama | yachayniykunakama |
| ablative | yachayniymanta | yachayniykunamanta |
| instrumental | yachayniywan | yachayniykunawan |
| comitative | yachayniynintin | yachayniykunantin |
| abessive | yachayniyninnaq | yachayniykunannaq |
| comparative | yachayniyhina | yachayniykunahina |
| causative | yachayniyrayku | yachayniykunarayku |
| benefactive | yachayniypaq | yachayniykunapaq |
| associative | yachayniypura | yachayniykunapura |
| distributive | yachayniyninka | yachayniykunanka |
| exclusive | yachayniylla | yachayniykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | yachayniyki | yachayniykikuna |
| accusative | yachayniykita | yachayniykikunata |
| dative | yachayniykiman | yachayniykikunaman |
| genitive | yachayniykipa | yachayniykikunap |
| locative | yachayniykipi | yachayniykikunapi |
| terminative | yachayniykikama | yachayniykikunakama |
| ablative | yachayniykimanta | yachayniykikunamanta |
| instrumental | yachayniykiwan | yachayniykikunawan |
| comitative | yachayniykintin | yachayniykikunantin |
| abessive | yachayniykinnaq | yachayniykikunannaq |
| comparative | yachayniykihina | yachayniykikunahina |
| causative | yachayniykirayku | yachayniykikunarayku |
| benefactive | yachayniykipaq | yachayniykikunapaq |
| associative | yachayniykipura | yachayniykikunapura |
| distributive | yachayniykinka | yachayniykikunanka |
| exclusive | yachayniykilla | yachayniykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | yachaynin | yachayninkuna |
| accusative | yachayninta | yachayninkunata |
| dative | yachayninman | yachayninkunaman |
| genitive | yachayninpa | yachayninkunap |
| locative | yachayninpi | yachayninkunapi |
| terminative | yachayninkama | yachayninkunakama |
| ablative | yachayninmanta | yachayninkunamanta |
| instrumental | yachayninwan | yachayninkunawan |
| comitative | yachayninintin | yachayninkunantin |
| abessive | yachayninninnaq | yachayninkunannaq |
| comparative | yachayninhina | yachayninkunahina |
| causative | yachayninrayku | yachayninkunarayku |
| benefactive | yachayninpaq | yachayninkunapaq |
| associative | yachayninpura | yachayninkunapura |
| distributive | yachaynininka | yachayninkunanka |
| exclusive | yachayninlla | yachayninkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | yachayninchik | yachayninchikkuna |
| accusative | yachayninchikta | yachayninchikkunata |
| dative | yachayninchikman | yachayninchikkunaman |
| genitive | yachayninchikpa | yachayninchikkunap |
| locative | yachayninchikpi | yachayninchikkunapi |
| terminative | yachayninchikkama | yachayninchikkunakama |
| ablative | yachayninchikmanta | yachayninchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | yachayninchikwan | yachayninchikkunawan |
| comitative | yachayninchiknintin | yachayninchikkunantin |
| abessive | yachayninchikninnaq | yachayninchikkunannaq |
| comparative | yachayninchikhina | yachayninchikkunahina |
| causative | yachayninchikrayku | yachayninchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | yachayninchikpaq | yachayninchikkunapaq |
| associative | yachayninchikpura | yachayninchikkunapura |
| distributive | yachayninchikninka | yachayninchikkunanka |
| exclusive | yachayninchiklla | yachayninchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | yachayniyku | yachayniykukuna |
| accusative | yachayniykuta | yachayniykukunata |
| dative | yachayniykuman | yachayniykukunaman |
| genitive | yachayniykupa | yachayniykukunap |
| locative | yachayniykupi | yachayniykukunapi |
| terminative | yachayniykukama | yachayniykukunakama |
| ablative | yachayniykumanta | yachayniykukunamanta |
| instrumental | yachayniykuwan | yachayniykukunawan |
| comitative | yachayniykuntin | yachayniykukunantin |
| abessive | yachayniykunnaq | yachayniykukunannaq |
| comparative | yachayniykuhina | yachayniykukunahina |
| causative | yachayniykurayku | yachayniykukunarayku |
| benefactive | yachayniykupaq | yachayniykukunapaq |
| associative | yachayniykupura | yachayniykukunapura |
| distributive | yachayniykunka | yachayniykukunanka |
| exclusive | yachayniykulla | yachayniykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | yachayniykichik | yachayniykichikkuna |
| accusative | yachayniykichikta | yachayniykichikkunata |
| dative | yachayniykichikman | yachayniykichikkunaman |
| genitive | yachayniykichikpa | yachayniykichikkunap |
| locative | yachayniykichikpi | yachayniykichikkunapi |
| terminative | yachayniykichikkama | yachayniykichikkunakama |
| ablative | yachayniykichikmanta | yachayniykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | yachayniykichikwan | yachayniykichikkunawan |
| comitative | yachayniykichiknintin | yachayniykichikkunantin |
| abessive | yachayniykichikninnaq | yachayniykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | yachayniykichikhina | yachayniykichikkunahina |
| causative | yachayniykichikrayku | yachayniykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | yachayniykichikpaq | yachayniykichikkunapaq |
| associative | yachayniykichikpura | yachayniykichikkunapura |
| distributive | yachayniykichikninka | yachayniykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | yachayniykichiklla | yachayniykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | yachayninku | yachayninkukuna |
| accusative | yachayninkuta | yachayninkukunata |
| dative | yachayninkuman | yachayninkukunaman |
| genitive | yachayninkupa | yachayninkukunap |
| locative | yachayninkupi | yachayninkukunapi |
| terminative | yachayninkukama | yachayninkukunakama |
| ablative | yachayninkumanta | yachayninkukunamanta |
| instrumental | yachayninkuwan | yachayninkukunawan |
| comitative | yachayninkuntin | yachayninkukunantin |
| abessive | yachayninkunnaq | yachayninkukunannaq |
| comparative | yachayninkuhina | yachayninkukunahina |
| causative | yachayninkurayku | yachayninkukunarayku |
| benefactive | yachayninkupaq | yachayninkukunapaq |
| associative | yachayninkupura | yachayninkukunapura |
| distributive | yachayninkunka | yachayninkukunanka |
| exclusive | yachayninkulla | yachayninkukunalla |
Verb
yachay
- (transitive, intransitive) to know, to learn, to realize, to find out
- (intransitive) to dwell, to live
Conjugation
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 | yachankichik | yachanku | |
| past (experienced) | yacharqani | yacharqanki | yacharqan | yacharqanchik | yacharqaniku | yacharqankichik | yacharqanku | |
| past (reported) | yachasqani | yachasqanki | yachasqan | yachasqanchik | yachasqaniku | yachasqankichik | yachasqanku | |
| future | yachasaq | yachanki | yachanqa | yachasunchik | yachasaqku | yachankichik | yachanqaku | |
| imperative | — | qam | pay | — | — | qamkuna | paykuna | |
| affirmative | yachay | yachachun | yachaychik | yachachunku | ||||
| negative | ama yachaychu | ama yachachunchu | ama yachaychikchu | ama yachachunkuchu | ||||
See also
- yacha
- yachachiq
- yachachiy
- yachakuy, yachachikuy
- yachakuq, yachachikuq
- yachana wasi, yachay wasi
- jatun yachay wasi
- yachapay