qaway

Quechua

Etymology 1

Verb

qaway

  1. (transitive) to break the sprout of a tuber
Conjugation
Conjugation of qaway
infinitive qaway
agentive qawaq
present participle qawaspa
past participle qawasqa
future participle qawana
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 qawani qawanki qawan qawanchik qawayku
qawaniku1
qawankichik qawanku
past
(experienced)
qawarqani qawarqanki qawarqan qawarqanchik qawarqayku
qawarqaniku
qawarqankichik qawarqanku
past
(reported)
qawasqani qawasqanki qawasqan qawasqanchik qawasqayku
qawasqaniku
qawasqankichik qawasqanku
future qawasaq qawanki qawanqa qawasunchik qawasaqku qawankichik qawanqaku
imperative qam pay ñuqanchik qamkuna paykuna
affirmative qaway qawachun qawasun2
qawasunchik
qawaychik qawachunku
negative ama
qawaychu
ama
qawachunchu
ama qawasunchu
ama qawasunchikchu
ama
qawaychikchu
ama
qawachunkuchu

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".

See also

Etymology 2

Verb

qaway

  1. alternative spelling of qhaway