Runa Simi 1/Lesson 3

Pronouns Personal Pronouns Noq'a, ñoqa = I. Qam, q'an, qan = You. Pai, pay = He or She. Ñoqayku = We. Noq'anchis, ñoqanchik = We (all of us). Qankuna, q'ankuna, qamkuna = You. Paykuna, paikuna = They. Basic verbs Add the pronoun before the root word, and an ending that indicates the "person". Munay = To wish, to desire, to love Ñoqa muna-ni = I want. Qan muna-nki = you want. Pay muna-n = he/she wants. Ñoqayku muna-niku = we want. Ñoqanchis muna-nchis = all of us want. Qankuna muna-nkichis = you guys want. Paykuna muna-nku = they want. The pronouns added to the beginning are optional, here we only use the suffix. Yachachiy = To teach Yachachi-ni = I teach. Yachachi-nki = you teach. Yachachi-n = He/she teaches. Yachachi-niku = We teach. Yachachi-nchis = All of us teach. Yachachi-nkichis = You teach (plural). Yachachi-nku = They teach.

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