watukuy

Quechua

Etymology

From watuy (“to have a premonition”) +‎ -ku (“reflexive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.ˈtʊ.kʊj/

Noun

watukuy

1. request, question

Declension

declension of watukuy

	singular	plural
nominative	watukuy	watukuykuna
accusative	watukuyta	watukuykunata
dative	watukuyman	watukuykunaman
genitive	watukuypa	watukuykunap
locative	watukuypi	watukuykunapi
terminative	watukuykama	watukuykunakama
ablative	watukuymanta	watukuykunamanta
instrumental	watukuywan	watukuykunawan
comitative	watukuynintin	watukuykunantin
abessive	watukuyninnaq	watukuykunannaq
comparative	watukuyhina	watukuykunahina
causative	watukuyrayku	watukuykunarayku
benefactive	watukuypaq	watukuykunapaq
associative	watukuypura	watukuykunapura
distributive	watukuyninka	watukuykunanka
exclusive	watukuylla	watukuykunalla

possessive forms of watukuy

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	watukuyniy	watukuyniykuna
accusative	watukuyniyta	watukuyniykunata
dative	watukuyniyman	watukuyniykunaman
genitive	watukuyniypa	watukuyniykunap
locative	watukuyniypi	watukuyniykunapi
terminative	watukuyniykama	watukuyniykunakama
ablative	watukuyniymanta	watukuyniykunamanta
instrumental	watukuyniywan	watukuyniykunawan
comitative	watukuyniynintin	watukuyniykunantin
abessive	watukuyniyninnaq	watukuyniykunannaq
comparative	watukuyniyhina	watukuyniykunahina
causative	watukuyniyrayku	watukuyniykunarayku
benefactive	watukuyniypaq	watukuyniykunapaq
associative	watukuyniypura	watukuyniykunapura
distributive	watukuyniyninka	watukuyniykunanka
exclusive	watukuyniylla	watukuyniykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	watukuyniyki	watukuyniykikuna
accusative	watukuyniykita	watukuyniykikunata
dative	watukuyniykiman	watukuyniykikunaman
genitive	watukuyniykipa	watukuyniykikunap
locative	watukuyniykipi	watukuyniykikunapi
terminative	watukuyniykikama	watukuyniykikunakama
ablative	watukuyniykimanta	watukuyniykikunamanta
instrumental	watukuyniykiwan	watukuyniykikunawan
comitative	watukuyniykintin	watukuyniykikunantin
abessive	watukuyniykinnaq	watukuyniykikunannaq
comparative	watukuyniykihina	watukuyniykikunahina
causative	watukuyniykirayku	watukuyniykikunarayku
benefactive	watukuyniykipaq	watukuyniykikunapaq
associative	watukuyniykipura	watukuyniykikunapura
distributive	watukuyniykinka	watukuyniykikunanka
exclusive	watukuyniykilla	watukuyniykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	watukuynin	watukuyninkuna
accusative	watukuyninta	watukuyninkunata
dative	watukuyninman	watukuyninkunaman
genitive	watukuyninpa	watukuyninkunap
locative	watukuyninpi	watukuyninkunapi
terminative	watukuyninkama	watukuyninkunakama
ablative	watukuyninmanta	watukuyninkunamanta
instrumental	watukuyninwan	watukuyninkunawan
comitative	watukuyninintin	watukuyninkunantin
abessive	watukuyninninnaq	watukuyninkunannaq
comparative	watukuyninhina	watukuyninkunahina
causative	watukuyninrayku	watukuyninkunarayku
benefactive	watukuyninpaq	watukuyninkunapaq
associative	watukuyninpura	watukuyninkunapura
distributive	watukuynininka	watukuyninkunanka
exclusive	watukuyninlla	watukuyninkunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	watukuyninchik	watukuyninchikkuna
accusative	watukuyninchikta	watukuyninchikkunata
dative	watukuyninchikman	watukuyninchikkunaman
genitive	watukuyninchikpa	watukuyninchikkunap
locative	watukuyninchikpi	watukuyninchikkunapi
terminative	watukuyninchikkama	watukuyninchikkunakama
ablative	watukuyninchikmanta	watukuyninchikkunamanta
instrumental	watukuyninchikwan	watukuyninchikkunawan
comitative	watukuyninchiknintin	watukuyninchikkunantin
abessive	watukuyninchikninnaq	watukuyninchikkunannaq
comparative	watukuyninchikhina	watukuyninchikkunahina
causative	watukuyninchikrayku	watukuyninchikkunarayku
benefactive	watukuyninchikpaq	watukuyninchikkunapaq
associative	watukuyninchikpura	watukuyninchikkunapura
distributive	watukuyninchikninka	watukuyninchikkunanka
exclusive	watukuyninchiklla	watukuyninchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	watukuyniyku	watukuyniykukuna
accusative	watukuyniykuta	watukuyniykukunata
dative	watukuyniykuman	watukuyniykukunaman
genitive	watukuyniykupa	watukuyniykukunap
locative	watukuyniykupi	watukuyniykukunapi
terminative	watukuyniykukama	watukuyniykukunakama
ablative	watukuyniykumanta	watukuyniykukunamanta
instrumental	watukuyniykuwan	watukuyniykukunawan
comitative	watukuyniykuntin	watukuyniykukunantin
abessive	watukuyniykunnaq	watukuyniykukunannaq
comparative	watukuyniykuhina	watukuyniykukunahina
causative	watukuyniykurayku	watukuyniykukunarayku
benefactive	watukuyniykupaq	watukuyniykukunapaq
associative	watukuyniykupura	watukuyniykukunapura
distributive	watukuyniykunka	watukuyniykukunanka
exclusive	watukuyniykulla	watukuyniykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	watukuyniykichik	watukuyniykichikkuna
accusative	watukuyniykichikta	watukuyniykichikkunata
dative	watukuyniykichikman	watukuyniykichikkunaman
genitive	watukuyniykichikpa	watukuyniykichikkunap
locative	watukuyniykichikpi	watukuyniykichikkunapi
terminative	watukuyniykichikkama	watukuyniykichikkunakama
ablative	watukuyniykichikmanta	watukuyniykichikkunamanta
instrumental	watukuyniykichikwan	watukuyniykichikkunawan
comitative	watukuyniykichiknintin	watukuyniykichikkunantin
abessive	watukuyniykichikninnaq	watukuyniykichikkunannaq
comparative	watukuyniykichikhina	watukuyniykichikkunahina
causative	watukuyniykichikrayku	watukuyniykichikkunarayku
benefactive	watukuyniykichikpaq	watukuyniykichikkunapaq
associative	watukuyniykichikpura	watukuyniykichikkunapura
distributive	watukuyniykichikninka	watukuyniykichikkunanka
exclusive	watukuyniykichiklla	watukuyniykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	watukuyninku	watukuyninkukuna
accusative	watukuyninkuta	watukuyninkukunata
dative	watukuyninkuman	watukuyninkukunaman
genitive	watukuyninkupa	watukuyninkukunap
locative	watukuyninkupi	watukuyninkukunapi
terminative	watukuyninkukama	watukuyninkukunakama
ablative	watukuyninkumanta	watukuyninkukunamanta
instrumental	watukuyninkuwan	watukuyninkukunawan
comitative	watukuyninkuntin	watukuyninkukunantin
abessive	watukuyninkunnaq	watukuyninkukunannaq
comparative	watukuyninkuhina	watukuyninkukunahina
causative	watukuyninkurayku	watukuyninkukunarayku
benefactive	watukuyninkupaq	watukuyninkukunapaq
associative	watukuyninkupura	watukuyninkukunapura
distributive	watukuyninkunka	watukuyninkukunanka
exclusive	watukuyninkulla	watukuyninkukunalla

Verb

watukuy

1. (transitive) to visit
2. (transitive) to miss, long for
3. (transitive) to ask or inquire about

Conjugation

    Conjugation of watukuy

infinitive			watukuy
agentive			watukuq
present participle			watukuspa
past participle			watukusqa
future participle			watukuna
		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	watukuni	watukunki	watukun	watukunchik	watukuyku watukuniku1	watukunkichik	watukunku
	past (experienced)	watukurqani	watukurqanki	watukurqan	watukurqanchik	watukurqayku watukurqaniku	watukurqankichik	watukurqanku
	past (reported)	watukusqani	watukusqanki	watukusqan	watukusqanchik	watukusqayku watukusqaniku	watukusqankichik	watukusqanku
	future	watukusaq	watukunki	watukunqa	watukusunchik	watukusaqku	watukunkichik	watukunqaku
imperative		—	qam	pay	ñuqanchik	—	qamkuna	paykuna
	affirmative		watukuy	watukuchun	watukusun2 watukusunchik		watukuychik	watukuchunku
	negative		ama watukuychu	ama watukuchunchu	ama watukusunchu ama watukusunchikchu		ama watukuychikchu	ama watukuchunkuchu
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

• watuy