{"id":6219,"date":"2021-10-05T16:40:29","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T16:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quechuatinkuy.coerll.utexas.edu\/?p=6219"},"modified":"2025-05-14T18:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T18:38:10","slug":"yachana-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quechuatinkuy.coerll.utexas.edu\/en\/yachana-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Yachana 12"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Qallarinapaq | Introduction<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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In this unit you will learn the future tense in Quechua, differently than the past tense which uses the suffixes ra<\/em> or rqa<\/em>, the future tense uses different verbal endings according to the personal pronoun, let's look at the following examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00d1uqa wayk’u-saq <\/strong>(I will cook)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qan wayk’u-nki <\/strong>(You will cook)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pay wayk’u-nqa <\/strong>(He, she will cook)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00d1uqanchis wayk’u-sunchis <\/strong>(We will cook)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00d1uqayku wayk’u-saqku <\/strong>(We will cook)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qankuna wayk’u-nkichis <\/strong>(You will cook)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paykuna wayk’u-nqaku <\/strong>(They will cook)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ready?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a1Qallarisun! \/ Let's get started!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Qillqa | Grammar<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Each personal pronoun has a different verbal ending. Observe the following chart and pay attention to each of the personal verbal markings such as: como: saq, nki, nqa, sunchis, saqku, nkichis, nqaku. We will conjugate the verb with these. tusuy<\/em> (to dance)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Infinitive verb:<\/strong> tusuy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verbal root:<\/strong> tusu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/strong><\/em> Remember that the use of the dashes (-) are not part of Quechua writing, they are used to separate the grammatical structure for a better reading and understand for the student.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Future tense<\/strong><\/td>English<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00d1uqa tusu-saq<\/strong><\/td>
I will dance<\/td><\/tr>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>Qan tusu-nki<\/strong><\/td>
You will dance<\/td><\/tr>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>Pay tusu-nqa<\/strong><\/td>
She\/he will dance<\/td><\/tr>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00d1uqanchis tusu-sunchis<\/strong><\/td>
We will dance (including the listener)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00d1uqayku tusu-saqku<\/strong><\/td>
We will dance (excluding the listener)<\/td><\/tr>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>Qankuna tusu-nkichis<\/strong><\/td>
You will dance<\/td><\/tr>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>Paykuna tusu-nqaku<\/strong><\/td>
They will dance<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the following graphic we will conjugate the verb pukllay <\/em>(to play), pay attention to the future tense marker (which is in green<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Verb pukllay <\/em>(to play)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Singular – Ch’ulla<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I<\/td>Nuqa puklla-saq<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
You<\/td>Qan ka-shanki<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
She\/He\/It<\/td>Pay puklla-nga<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Plural – Ashka<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We (inclusive)<\/td>\u00d1uqayku puklla-sunchis<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
We (exclusive)<\/td>\u00d1ugayku puklla-sagku<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
You (plural)<\/td>Qankuna puklla-nkichis<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
They<\/td>Paykunapuklla-nqaku<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Next, we will look at the following examples of the future tense in Quechua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conjugation of the verb qelqay<\/strong><\/em> (to write):<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Infinitive verb: qelqay<\/strong>
Verbal root: qelqa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singular – Ch’ulla<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00d1uqa qelqa-saq<\/strong><\/td>I will write<\/td><\/tr>
Qan qelqa-nki<\/strong><\/td>You will write<\/td><\/tr>
Pay qelqa-nqa<\/strong><\/td>She\/he will write<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Plural – Ashka<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00d1uqanchis qelqa-sunchis<\/strong><\/td>We (inclusive) will write<\/td><\/tr>
\u00d1uqanchis qelqa-sunchis<\/strong><\/td>We (exclusive) will write<\/td><\/tr>
Qankuna qelqa-nkichis<\/strong><\/td>You will write<\/td><\/tr>
Paykuna qelqa-nqaku<\/strong><\/td>They will write<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Now we will conjugate the verb tarpuy<\/em> <\/strong>(to sow):<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Infinitive verb: tarpuy<\/strong>
Verbal root: tarpu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singular – Ch’ulla<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00d1uqa tarpu-saq<\/strong><\/td>I will sow<\/td><\/tr>
Qan tarpu-nki<\/strong><\/td>You will sow<\/td><\/tr>
Pay tarpu-nqa<\/strong><\/td>She\/he will sow<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Plural – Ashka<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00d1uqanchis tarpu-sunchis<\/strong><\/td>We (inclusive) will sow<\/td><\/tr>
\u00d1uqayku tarpu-saqku<\/strong><\/td>We (exclusive) will sow<\/td><\/tr>
Qankuna tarpu-nkichis<\/strong><\/td>You will sow<\/td><\/tr>
Paykuna tarpu-nqaku<\/strong><\/td>They will sow<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Let's look at more examples conjugating the future tense in Quechua with the actions that you see in the photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Choqllo rantiy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00d1uqa choqllota ranti-saq<\/strong>
I will buy corn cobs<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tusuy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Qan tusu-nki <\/strong>
You will dance<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sara tarpuy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pay sarata tarpu-nqa<\/strong>
She\/he will sow corn<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Faenapi llank’ay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00d1uqanchis faenapi llank’a-sunchis<\/strong>
We will work on the chores<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pacha t’aqsay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00d1uqayku pachata t’aqsa-saqku<\/strong>
We will wash the clothes<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Salonpi tupay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Qankuna salonpi tupa-nkichis<\/strong>
You will find each other in the salon<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mercaduta riy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Paykuna mercaduta ri-nqaku<\/strong>
They will go to the market<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Next, listen closely to the following conversation between Timoteo and Dionisia:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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