maskhay

Quechua

Alternative forms

Verb

maskhay

  1. (transitive) to look for, seek
  2. (transitive) to investigate

Conjugation

Conjugation of maskhay
infinitive maskhay
agentive maskhaq
present participle maskhaspa
past participle maskhasqa
future participle maskhana
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 maskhani maskhanki maskhan maskhanchik maskhayku
maskhaniku1
maskhankichik maskhanku
past
(experienced)
maskharqani maskharqanki maskharqan maskharqanchik maskharqayku
maskharqaniku
maskharqankichik maskharqanku
past
(reported)
maskhasqani maskhasqanki maskhasqan maskhasqanchik maskhasqayku
maskhasqaniku
maskhasqankichik maskhasqanku
future maskhasaq maskhanki maskhanqa maskhasunchik maskhasaqku maskhankichik maskhanqaku
imperative qam pay ñuqanchik qamkuna paykuna
affirmative maskhay maskhachun maskhasun2
maskhasunchik
maskhaychik maskhachunku
negative ama
maskhaychu
ama
maskhachunchu
ama maskhasunchu
ama maskhasunchikchu
ama
maskhaychikchu
ama
maskhachunkuchu

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".