iskiy
Quechua
editVerb
editiskiy
- (transitive) to knot, secure, unite
- (transitive) to make a quipu
Usage notes
editNot to be confused with ishkiy.
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of iskiy
| infinitive | iskiy | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| agentive | iskiq | |||||||
| present participle | iskispa | |||||||
| past participle | iskisqa | |||||||
| future participle | iskina | |||||||
| 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 | iskini | iskinki | iskin | iskinchik | iskiyku iskiniku1 |
iskinkichik | iskinku | |
| past (experienced) |
iskirqani | iskirqanki | iskirqan | iskirqanchik | iskirqayku iskirqaniku |
iskirqankichik | iskirqanku | |
| past (reported) |
iskisqani | iskisqanki | iskisqan | iskisqanchik | iskisqayku iskisqaniku |
iskisqankichik | iskisqanku | |
| future | iskisaq | iskinki | iskinqa | iskisunchik | iskisaqku | iskinkichik | iskinqaku | |
| imperative | — | qam | pay | ñuqanchik | — | qamkuna | paykuna | |
| affirmative | iskiy | iskichun | iskisun2 iskisunchik |
iskiychik | iskichunku | |||
| negative | ama iskiychu |
ama iskichunchu |
ama iskisunchu ama iskisunchikchu |
ama iskiychikchu |
ama iskichunkuchu | |||
| 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". | ||||||||