{"id":657,"date":"2019-12-23T15:30:11","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T21:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aprenderquechua.com\/?p=657"},"modified":"2020-03-23T14:16:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T20:16:50","slug":"interrogative-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/grammar\/interrogative-sentences\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammar 14: Interrogative sentences in Quechua"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns botones is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/grammar\/negative-sentences-suffix-chu\/\">&lt;&lt;&lt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/free-quechua-course\/\">Lessons<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/quechua-vocabulary\/\">&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 2 main ways to form interrogative sentences:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>With interrogative pronouns<\/li><li>With the suffix -chu<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!-- Feed2 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1730987954818825\" data-ad-slot=\"6691485296\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interrogative pronouns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the interrogative pronouns in Quechua (in this list they are not yet in interrogative mode):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Quechua<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>English<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ima<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">What<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Imayna<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">How<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Pi<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Who<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Hayk&#8217;a<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">How much \/ How many<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Hayk&#8217;aq<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">When<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Mayqen<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Which<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Imarayku<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Why<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Imanaqtin<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Why<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry because there are 2 words for &#8216;why&#8217;: imarayku and imanaqtin, you can use any of them, for the moment we will preferably use imarayku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interrogative pronouns, like the other Quechua words, are declinable, for example: &#8220;pi<strong>ta<\/strong>&#8221; would be &#8220;whom&#8221; or &#8220;to whom&#8221;, in addition &#8220;pi&#8221; has a special decline with the suffix -q\/-pa (possessive), following the The logic we learned would be &#8220;piq&#8221;, but in its special case it is: &#8216;<strong><em>piqpa<\/em><\/strong>&#8216;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Interrogative sentences using the suffix -n\/-mi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Interrogative pronouns would decline as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quechua<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bfIma<strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">n<\/span><\/strong>?<\/td><td>What?, What is?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bfImata<strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">n<\/span><\/strong>?<\/td><td>What? \/ To what?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bfImayna<strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">n<\/span><\/strong>?<\/td><td>How?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bfPi<strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">n<\/span><\/strong>?<\/td><td>Who?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bfPita<strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">n<\/span><\/strong>?<\/td><td>Whom?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bfHayk&#8217;a<strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">n<\/span><\/strong>?<\/td><td>How much? \/ How many?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bfHayk&#8217;aq<strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">mi<\/span><\/strong>?<\/td><td>When?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bfMayqen<strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">mi<\/span><\/strong>?<\/td><td>Which?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bfImarayku<strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">n<\/span><\/strong>?<\/td><td>Why?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bfImanaqtin<strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">mi<\/span><\/strong>?<\/td><td>Why?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"background-color:#FAD2E0\" class=\"tadv-background-color\">Are <strong>Iman<\/strong> and <strong>Imatan<\/strong> the same? No<\/span>, but many times both can be translated as &#8220;what?&#8221;, Think of this example: &#8220;<strong>\u00bfImatan ruwashanki?<\/strong>&#8221; It means: &#8220;<strong>What are you doing?<\/strong>&#8220;, it would be <em>very rare<\/em> to say: &#8220;<strong>To what are they doing?<\/strong>&#8220;, that is why they often translate in the same way. Let&#8217;s see some examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New vocabulary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Suti<\/strong>: name<\/li><li><strong>Aswan<\/strong>: more, most<\/li><li><strong>Aswan allin<\/strong>: better, best (more good, most good)<\/li><li><strong>Llakikuy<\/strong>: to worry, to sadden<\/li><li><strong>Wata<\/strong>: year<\/li><li><strong>Waqay<\/strong>: to weep, to wail, to shed tears, to cry<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!-- Feed1 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout-key=\"-ef+6k-30-ac+ty\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1730987954818825\" data-ad-slot=\"2934420723\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quechua<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bf<span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Ima<\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">n<\/span><\/strong> situyki?<\/td><td><span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">What<\/span> <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">is<\/span> your name?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bf<span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Ima<\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">n<\/span><\/strong> aswan allin?<\/td><td><span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">What<\/span> <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">is<\/span> the best?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bf<span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Imata<\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">n<\/span><\/strong> paykuna <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">ruwasharanku<\/span>?<\/td><td><span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">What<\/span> <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">were<\/span> they <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">doing<\/span>?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bf<span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Imayna<\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">n<\/span><\/strong> rimasaq?<\/td><td><span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">How<\/span> will [I] speak?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bf<span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Imaynata<\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">n<\/span><\/strong> kayta <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">qelqaranki<\/span>?<\/td><td><span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">How<\/span> <em>did<\/em> [you] <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">write<\/span> this?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bf<span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Pi<\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">n<\/span><\/strong> kayta <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">ruwaran<\/span>?<\/td><td><span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Who<\/span> <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">did<\/span> this?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bf<span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Pita<\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">n<\/span><\/strong> Alberto <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">munakun<\/span>?<\/td><td><span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Who<\/span> <em>does<\/em> Alberto <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">love<\/span>?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bf<span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Piqpa<\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">n<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">kay wasi<\/span>?<\/td><td><span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Whose<\/span> <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">is<\/span> <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">this house<\/span>?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bf<span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Hayk&#8217;a<\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">n<\/span><\/strong> watayki?<\/td><td><span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">How<\/span> old <em>are you<\/em>?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bf<span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Hayk&#8217;aq<\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">mi<\/span><\/strong> hamunki?<\/td><td><span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">When<\/span> are you coming?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bf<span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Mayqen<\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">mi<\/span><\/strong> wasiyki?<\/td><td><span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Which one<\/span> <span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">is<\/span> your house?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bf<span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Imarayku<\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">n<\/span><\/strong> waqashanki?<\/td><td><span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Why<\/span> are you weeping?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bf<span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Imanaqtin<\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">mi<\/span><\/strong> waqashanki?<\/td><td><span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Why<\/span> are you weeping?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With this you already have a basic knowledge about the use of the interrogative pronouns of Quechua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Interrogative sentences with the suffix -chu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In general terms, these sentences have an affirmative (<strong><span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Ari<\/span><\/strong> [Yes, I do]) or negative (<strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">Manan<\/span><\/strong> [No, I don&#8217;t]) answer, the suffix <strong>-chu<\/strong> accompanies the element for which you are asking, the element to be emphasized, for example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td>\u00bf<span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Qayna p&#8217;unchay<\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">chu<\/span><\/strong> taytayki <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">wasita<\/span> <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">picharan<\/span>?<\/td><td><span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">Did<\/span> your father <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">sweep<\/span> <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">the house<\/span> <span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\"><em><strong>yesterday<\/strong><\/em><\/span>?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bfQayna p&#8217;unchay <span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">taytayki<\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">chu<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">wasita<\/span> <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">picharan<\/span>?<\/td><td><span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">Did<\/span> <strong><em><span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">your father<\/span><\/em><\/strong> <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">sweep<\/span> <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">the house<\/span> yesterday?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bfQayna p&#8217;unchay <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">taytayki<\/span> <span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">wasita<\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">chu<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">picharan<\/span>?<\/td><td><span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">Did<\/span> <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">your father<\/span> <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">sweep<\/span> <span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\"><strong><em>the house<\/em><\/strong><\/span> yesterday?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00bfQayna p&#8217;unchay <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">taytayki<\/span> <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">wasita<\/span> <span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">picharan<\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#D8373E\" class=\"tadv-color\">chu<\/span><\/strong>?<\/td><td><strong><em><span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\">Did<\/span><\/em><\/strong> <span style=\"color:#005E8A\" class=\"tadv-color\">your father<\/span> <span style=\"color:#0078D7\" class=\"tadv-color\"><strong><em>sweep<\/em><\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color:#338A64\" class=\"tadv-color\">the house<\/span> yesterday?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New vocabulary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Qayna p&#8217;unchay<\/strong>: yesterday<\/li><li><strong>Pichay<\/strong>: to sweep<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns botones is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/aprenderde.com\/quechua-cusco\/english\/grammar\/negative-sentences-suffix-chu\/\">Previous lesson:<br>Negative sentences<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a 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