In this unit, you will learn the possessive suffixes that pertain to each personal pronoun. For this, keep in mind that the possessive suffix will vary depending on the ending of each word (if it ends in a vowel or consonant).

In the same way, we will use the possessive suffix and put it in to context by speaking about our activities in the past, present, and future.

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¡Qallarisun! / Let's get started!

The possessive suffix will vary depending on the personal pronoun, for example:

WASI (house)

Personal Pronoun	Possessive suffix	English
Ñuqa / I	Wasi-and	My chakra
Qan / You	Wasi-yki	Your chakra
Pay / She/he	Wasi-n	Her/his chakra
Ñuqanchis / We	Wasi-nchis	Our chakra (inclusive)
Ñuqayku / We	Wasi-yku	Out chakra (exclusive)
Qankuna /You	Wasi-ykichis	Your house
Paykuna /Them	Wasi-nku	Their house

Each possessive suffix will vary depending as well on the ending of the work. For example, if the word ends in a VOWEL the suffixes in the table above are added (y, yki, n, nchis, yku, ykichis, nku).

Example: Allqu – dog

Allquand – my dog
Allquyki – your dog
Allqun – her/his dog
Allqunchis – our dog (inclusive)
Allquyku – our dog (exclusive)
Allqu-ykichis – your dog
Allqu-nku – their dog

But if the word ends in a CONSONANT you add the particle NI before the possessive suffix, let's look at the following table.

ÑAN (path, road)

Personal Pronoun	Possessive suffix	English
Ñuqa / I	Ñan-ni-y	My path
Qan / You	Ñan-ni-yki	Your path
Pay / She/he	Ñan-ni-n	Her/his path
Ñuqanchis / We	Ñan-ni-nchis	Our path (inclusive)
Ñuqayku / We	Ñan-ni-yku	Out path (exclusive)
Qankuna /You	Ñan-ni-ykichis	Your path
Paykuna /Them	Ñan-ni-nku	Their path

Next, let's look at the use of the possessive suffixes and their conjugation in the past, present, and future.

Note: As a reference and a way to review, you can revisit the following units:

• Yachana 9: Kani, kanki, kan.
• Yachana 11: ¿Ñawpaq Ruwayninchiskuna? (What did we do in the past?)
• Yachana 12: ¿Qhepaman ruwananchis? (What will we do in the future?)

Ch’ulla / Singular

Personal Pronoun	Phrase	Phrase in English
I	Wasi-and    : Wasiandpi choqllota wayk’urani.	I cooked corn cobs in my house.
You	Wasi-yki : Wasiykita paqarin risaq.	I will go to your house tomorrow.
She/he	Wasi-n   : Limapi wasinta hamuq wata allchanqa.	She/he will clean her/his house in Lima next year.

Ashka / Plural

Personal Pronoun	Phrase	Phrase in English
Ñuqanchis (inclusive)	Chaqra-nchis     : Chaqranchispi anis wiñashan.	The anise will be growing in our chakra.
Ñuqayku (exclusive)	Chaqra-yku        : Chaqraykuta yapunqaku paqarin.	We will plow our chakra tomorrow.
Qankuna	Chaqra-ykichis  : Abancay chaqraykichispi apichuta allarankichis qayna p’unchay.	You have sown sweet potato yesterday in your chakra in Abancay.
Paykuna	Chaqra-nku       : Huancavelica chaqrankupi papata allashanku.	They are harvesting potatoes from their chakra in Huancavelica.

Double Possession in Quechua

Quechua is characterized by the double possession, or redundant possessive, for example:

Allqun – Her/his dog         The word allqu with the suffix N refers to "her/his" dog

To make a sentence, use the suffix PA on the thing/person that is the possessor in addition to the suffix on the possessed item, for example:

Filomenapa allqun      Literally refers to "Filomina's her dog".

Let's look at the following conjugation with the use of the suffix PA according to each personal pronoun.

ALLQU (dog)

Personal Pronoun	Possessive suffix	English
Ñuqa / I	Ipa allqu-and	My dog
Qan / You	Youpa allqu-yki	Your dog
Pay / She/he	She/hepa – allqun	Her/his dog
Ñuqanchis / We	Ñuqanchispa allqu-nchis	Our dog (inclusive)
Ñuqayku / We	Ñuqaykupa allqu-yku	Our dog (exclusive)
Qankuna /You	Qankunapa allqu-ykichis	Your dog
Paykuna /Them	Paykunapa allqu-nku	Their dog

Allqu	dog
Wallpa	chicken
Ruway	to do
Ch’uño	dried potato
Mikhuy	to eat

Put what you have learned in this unit into practice. According to each image, write the sentence in Quechua in your notebook using the possessive suffix according to the personal pronoun (I, you, she/ he).

Answers

1. Wallpaandkunata mikhuchisaq. I will feed my chickens.
2. Qan chaqraykita riranki qayna p’unchay. You went to your chakra yesterday.
3. Filomena chuñuta ruwashan pampapi. Filomena is making dehydrated potatoes in the plain.