amachay

Quechua

Noun

amachay

1. defense, protection

Declension

Declension of amachay

	singular	plural
nominative	amachay	amachaykuna
accusative	amachayta	amachaykunata
dative	amachayman	amachaykunaman
genitive	amachaypa	amachaykunap
locative	amachaypi	amachaykunapi
terminative	amachaykama	amachaykunakama
ablative	amachaymanta	amachaykunamanta
instrumental	amachaywan	amachaykunawan
comitative	amachaynintin	amachaykunantin
abessive	amachayninnaq	amachaykunannaq
comparative	amachayhina	amachaykunahina
causative	amachayrayku	amachaykunarayku
benefactive	amachaypaq	amachaykunapaq
associative	amachaypura	amachaykunapura
distributive	amachayninka	amachaykunanka
exclusive	amachaylla	amachaykunalla

Possessive forms of amachay

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative amachayniy amachayniykuna accusative amachayniyta amachayniykunata dative amachayniyman amachayniykunaman genitive amachayniypa amachayniykunap locative amachayniypi amachayniykunapi terminative amachayniykama amachayniykunakama ablative amachayniymanta amachayniykunamanta instrumental amachayniywan amachayniykunawan comitative amachayniynintin amachayniykunantin abessive amachayniyninnaq amachayniykunannaq comparative amachayniyhina amachayniykunahina causative amachayniyrayku amachayniykunarayku benefactive amachayniypaq amachayniykunapaq associative amachayniypura amachayniykunapura distributive amachayniyninka amachayniykunanka exclusive amachayniylla amachayniykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative amachayniyki amachayniykikuna accusative amachayniykita amachayniykikunata dative amachayniykiman amachayniykikunaman genitive amachayniykipa amachayniykikunap locative amachayniykipi amachayniykikunapi terminative amachayniykikama amachayniykikunakama ablative amachayniykimanta amachayniykikunamanta instrumental amachayniykiwan amachayniykikunawan comitative amachayniykintin amachayniykikunantin abessive amachayniykinnaq amachayniykikunannaq comparative amachayniykihina amachayniykikunahina causative amachayniykirayku amachayniykikunarayku benefactive amachayniykipaq amachayniykikunapaq associative amachayniykipura amachayniykikunapura distributive amachayniykinka amachayniykikunanka exclusive amachayniykilla amachayniykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative amachaynin amachayninkuna accusative amachayninta amachayninkunata dative amachayninman amachayninkunaman genitive amachayninpa amachayninkunap locative amachayninpi amachayninkunapi terminative amachayninkama amachayninkunakama ablative amachayninmanta amachayninkunamanta instrumental amachayninwan amachayninkunawan comitative amachayninintin amachayninkunantin abessive amachayninninnaq amachayninkunannaq comparative amachayninhina amachayninkunahina causative amachayninrayku amachayninkunarayku benefactive amachayninpaq amachayninkunapaq associative amachayninpura amachayninkunapura distributive amachaynininka amachayninkunanka exclusive amachayninlla amachayninkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative amachayninchik amachayninchikkuna accusative amachayninchikta amachayninchikkunata dative amachayninchikman amachayninchikkunaman genitive amachayninchikpa amachayninchikkunap locative amachayninchikpi amachayninchikkunapi terminative amachayninchikkama amachayninchikkunakama ablative amachayninchikmanta amachayninchikkunamanta instrumental amachayninchikwan amachayninchikkunawan comitative amachayninchiknintin amachayninchikkunantin abessive amachayninchikninnaq amachayninchikkunannaq comparative amachayninchikhina amachayninchikkunahina causative amachayninchikrayku amachayninchikkunarayku benefactive amachayninchikpaq amachayninchikkunapaq associative amachayninchikpura amachayninchikkunapura distributive amachayninchikninka amachayninchikkunanka exclusive amachayninchiklla amachayninchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative amachayniyku amachayniykukuna accusative amachayniykuta amachayniykukunata dative amachayniykuman amachayniykukunaman genitive amachayniykupa amachayniykukunap locative amachayniykupi amachayniykukunapi terminative amachayniykukama amachayniykukunakama ablative amachayniykumanta amachayniykukunamanta instrumental amachayniykuwan amachayniykukunawan comitative amachayniykuntin amachayniykukunantin abessive amachayniykunnaq amachayniykukunannaq comparative amachayniykuhina amachayniykukunahina causative amachayniykurayku amachayniykukunarayku benefactive amachayniykupaq amachayniykukunapaq associative amachayniykupura amachayniykukunapura distributive amachayniykunka amachayniykukunanka exclusive amachayniykulla amachayniykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative amachayniykichik amachayniykichikkuna accusative amachayniykichikta amachayniykichikkunata dative amachayniykichikman amachayniykichikkunaman genitive amachayniykichikpa amachayniykichikkunap locative amachayniykichikpi amachayniykichikkunapi terminative amachayniykichikkama amachayniykichikkunakama ablative amachayniykichikmanta amachayniykichikkunamanta instrumental amachayniykichikwan amachayniykichikkunawan comitative amachayniykichiknintin amachayniykichikkunantin abessive amachayniykichikninnaq amachayniykichikkunannaq comparative amachayniykichikhina amachayniykichikkunahina causative amachayniykichikrayku amachayniykichikkunarayku benefactive amachayniykichikpaq amachayniykichikkunapaq associative amachayniykichikpura amachayniykichikkunapura distributive amachayniykichikninka amachayniykichikkunanka exclusive amachayniykichiklla amachayniykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative amachayninku amachayninkukuna accusative amachayninkuta amachayninkukunata dative amachayninkuman amachayninkukunaman genitive amachayninkupa amachayninkukunap locative amachayninkupi amachayninkukunapi terminative amachayninkukama amachayninkukunakama ablative amachayninkumanta amachayninkukunamanta instrumental amachayninkuwan amachayninkukunawan comitative amachayninkuntin amachayninkukunantin abessive amachayninkunnaq amachayninkukunannaq comparative amachayninkuhina amachayninkukunahina causative amachayninkurayku amachayninkukunarayku benefactive amachayninkupaq amachayninkukunapaq associative amachayninkupura amachayninkukunapura distributive amachayninkunka amachayninkukunanka exclusive amachayninkulla amachayninkukunalla

Verb

amachay

1. (transitive) to defend, protect, support
2. (transitive) to establish, reason, substantiate, argue

Conjugation

Conjugation of amachay

infinitive		amachay
agentive		amachaq
present participle		amachaspa
past participle		amachasqa
future participle		amachana
		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	amachani	amachanki	amachan	amachanchik	amachayku amachaniku1	amachankichik	amachanku
	past (experienced)	amacharqani	amacharqanki	amacharqan	amacharqanchik	amacharqayku amacharqaniku	amacharqankichik	amacharqanku
	past (reported)	amachasqani	amachasqanki	amachasqan	amachasqanchik	amachasqayku amachasqaniku	amachasqankichik	amachasqanku
	future	amachasaq	amachanki	amachanqa	amachasunchik	amachasaqku	amachankichik	amachanqaku
imperative		—	qam	pay	ñuqanchik	—	qamkuna	paykuna
	affirmative	—	amachay	amachachun	amachasun2 amachasunchik	—	amachaychik	amachachunku
	negative	—	ama amachaychu	ama amachachunchu	ama amachasunchu ama amachasunchikchu	—	ama amachaychikchu	ama amachachunkuchu

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".

Derived terms

• amachaq