kawsay

Quechua

Noun

kawsay

1. life, culture, living energy

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	kawsay	kawsaykuna
accusative	kawsayta	kawsaykunata
dative	kawsayman	kawsaykunaman
genitive	kawsaypa	kawsaykunap
locative	kawsaypi	kawsaykunapi
terminative	kawsaykama	kawsaykunakama
ablative	kawsaymanta	kawsaykunamanta
instrumental	kawsaywan	kawsaykunawan
comitative	kawsaynintin	kawsaykunantin
abessive	kawsayninnaq	kawsaykunannaq
comparative	kawsayhina	kawsaykunahina
causative	kawsayrayku	kawsaykunarayku
benefactive	kawsaypaq	kawsaykunapaq
associative	kawsaypura	kawsaykunapura
distributive	kawsayninka	kawsaykunanka
exclusive	kawsaylla	kawsaykunalla

declension of kawsay

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	kawsayniy	kawsayniykuna
accusative	kawsayniyta	kawsayniykunata
dative	kawsayniyman	kawsayniykunaman
genitive	kawsayniypa	kawsayniykunap
locative	kawsayniypi	kawsayniykunapi
terminative	kawsayniykama	kawsayniykunakama
ablative	kawsayniymanta	kawsayniykunamanta
instrumental	kawsayniywan	kawsayniykunawan
comitative	kawsayniynintin	kawsayniykunantin
abessive	kawsayniyninnaq	kawsayniykunannaq
comparative	kawsayniyhina	kawsayniykunahina
causative	kawsayniyrayku	kawsayniykunarayku
benefactive	kawsayniypaq	kawsayniykunapaq
associative	kawsayniypura	kawsayniykunapura
distributive	kawsayniyninka	kawsayniykunanka
exclusive	kawsayniylla	kawsayniykunalla

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	kawsayniyki	kawsayniykikuna
accusative	kawsayniykita	kawsayniykikunata
dative	kawsayniykiman	kawsayniykikunaman
genitive	kawsayniykipa	kawsayniykikunap
locative	kawsayniykipi	kawsayniykikunapi
terminative	kawsayniykikama	kawsayniykikunakama
ablative	kawsayniykimanta	kawsayniykikunamanta
instrumental	kawsayniykiwan	kawsayniykikunawan
comitative	kawsayniykintin	kawsayniykikunantin
abessive	kawsayniykinnaq	kawsayniykikunannaq
comparative	kawsayniykihina	kawsayniykikunahina
causative	kawsayniykirayku	kawsayniykikunarayku
benefactive	kawsayniykipaq	kawsayniykikunapaq
associative	kawsayniykipura	kawsayniykikunapura
distributive	kawsayniykinka	kawsayniykikunanka
exclusive	kawsayniykilla	kawsayniykikunalla

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	kawsaynin	kawsayninkuna
accusative	kawsayninta	kawsayninkunata
dative	kawsayninman	kawsayninkunaman
genitive	kawsayninpa	kawsayninkunap
locative	kawsayninpi	kawsayninkunapi
terminative	kawsayninkama	kawsayninkunakama
ablative	kawsayninmanta	kawsayninkunamanta
instrumental	kawsayninwan	kawsayninkunawan
comitative	kawsayninintin	kawsayninkunantin
abessive	kawsayninninnaq	kawsayninkunannaq
comparative	kawsayninhina	kawsayninkunahina
causative	kawsayninrayku	kawsayninkunarayku
benefactive	kawsayninpaq	kawsayninkunapaq
associative	kawsayninpura	kawsayninkunapura
distributive	kawsaynininka	kawsayninkunanka
exclusive	kawsayninlla	kawsayninkunalla

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	kawsayninchik	kawsayninchikkuna
accusative	kawsayninchikta	kawsayninchikkunata
dative	kawsayninchikman	kawsayninchikkunaman
genitive	kawsayninchikpa	kawsayninchikkunap
locative	kawsayninchikpi	kawsayninchikkunapi
terminative	kawsayninchikkama	kawsayninchikkunakama
ablative	kawsayninchikmanta	kawsayninchikkunamanta
instrumental	kawsayninchikwan	kawsayninchikkunawan
comitative	kawsayninchiknintin	kawsayninchikkunantin
abessive	kawsayninchikninnaq	kawsayninchikkunannaq
comparative	kawsayninchikhina	kawsayninchikkunahina
causative	kawsayninchikrayku	kawsayninchikkunarayku
benefactive	kawsayninchikpaq	kawsayninchikkunapaq
associative	kawsayninchikpura	kawsayninchikkunapura
distributive	kawsayninchikninka	kawsayninchikkunanka
exclusive	kawsayninchiklla	kawsayninchikkunalla

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	kawsayniyku	kawsayniykukuna
accusative	kawsayniykuta	kawsayniykukunata
dative	kawsayniykuman	kawsayniykukunaman
genitive	kawsayniykupa	kawsayniykukunap
locative	kawsayniykupi	kawsayniykukunapi
terminative	kawsayniykukama	kawsayniykukunakama
ablative	kawsayniykumanta	kawsayniykukunamanta
instrumental	kawsayniykuwan	kawsayniykukunawan
comitative	kawsayniykuntin	kawsayniykukunantin
abessive	kawsayniykunnaq	kawsayniykukunannaq
comparative	kawsayniykuhina	kawsayniykukunahina
causative	kawsayniykurayku	kawsayniykukunarayku
benefactive	kawsayniykupaq	kawsayniykukunapaq
associative	kawsayniykupura	kawsayniykukunapura
distributive	kawsayniykunka	kawsayniykukunanka
exclusive	kawsayniykulla	kawsayniykukunalla

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	kawsayniykichik	kawsayniykichikkuna
accusative	kawsayniykichikta	kawsayniykichikkunata
dative	kawsayniykichikman	kawsayniykichikkunaman
genitive	kawsayniykichikpa	kawsayniykichikkunap
locative	kawsayniykichikpi	kawsayniykichikkunapi
terminative	kawsayniykichikkama	kawsayniykichikkunakama
ablative	kawsayniykichikmanta	kawsayniykichikkunamanta
instrumental	kawsayniykichikwan	kawsayniykichikkunawan
comitative	kawsayniykichiknintin	kawsayniykichikkunantin
abessive	kawsayniykichikninnaq	kawsayniykichikkunannaq
comparative	kawsayniykichikhina	kawsayniykichikkunahina
causative	kawsayniykichikrayku	kawsayniykichikkunarayku
benefactive	kawsayniykichikpaq	kawsayniykichikkunapaq
associative	kawsayniykichikpura	kawsayniykichikkunapura
distributive	kawsayniykichikninka	kawsayniykichikkunanka
exclusive	kawsayniykichiklla	kawsayniykichikkunalla

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	kawsayninku	kawsayninkukuna
accusative	kawsayninkuta	kawsayninkukunata
dative	kawsayninkuman	kawsayninkukunaman
genitive	kawsayninkupa	kawsayninkukunap
locative	kawsayninkupi	kawsayninkukunapi
terminative	kawsayninkukama	kawsayninkukunakama
ablative	kawsayninkumanta	kawsayninkukunamanta
instrumental	kawsayninkuwan	kawsayninkukunawan
comitative	kawsayninkuntin	kawsayninkukunantin
abessive	kawsayninkunnaq	kawsayninkukunannaq
comparative	kawsayninkuhina	kawsayninkukunahina
causative	kawsayninkurayku	kawsayninkukunarayku
benefactive	kawsayninkupaq	kawsayninkukunapaq
associative	kawsayninkupura	kawsayninkukunapura
distributive	kawsayninkunka	kawsayninkukunanka
exclusive	kawsayninkulla	kawsayninkukunalla

possessive forms of kawsay

ñuqap - first-person singular

qampa - second-person singular

paypa - third-person singular

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

qamkunap - second-person plural

paykunap - third-person plural

Verb

kawsay

1. (intransitive) to live

Conjugation

infinitive			kawsay
agentive			kawsaq
present participle			kawsaspa
past participle			kawsasqa
future participle			kawsana
		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	kawsani	kawsanki	kawsan	kawsanchik	kawsayku kawsaniku1	kawsankichik	kawsanku
	past (experienced)	kawsarqani	kawsarqanki	kawsarqan	kawsarqanchik	kawsarqayku kawsarqaniku	kawsarqankichik	kawsarqanku
	past (reported)	kawsasqani	kawsasqanki	kawsasqan	kawsasqanchik	kawsasqayku kawsasqaniku	kawsasqankichik	kawsasqanku
	future	kawsasaq	kawsanki	kawsanqa	kawsasunchik	kawsasaqku	kawsankichik	kawsanqaku
imperative		—	qam	pay	ñuqanchik	—	qamkuna	paykuna
	affirmative		kawsay	kawsachun	kawsasun2 kawsasunchik		kawsaychik	kawsachunku
	negative		ama kawsaychu	ama kawsachunchu	ama kawsasunchu ama kawsasunchikchu		ama kawsaychikchu	ama kawsachunkuchu
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".

    Conjugation of kawsay

Derived terms

• kawsachiy
• kawsapakuy
• kawsariy