In Kichwa, verbs are conjugated with specific suffixes depending on the subject.

Question 1

What is the suffix for the SUBJECT - FIRST PERSON SINGULAR - “I”?

Answer 1

-ni

Question 2

What is the suffix for the SUBJECT - SECOND PERSON SINGULAR - “You”?

Answer 2

-nki

Question 3

What is the suffix for the SUBJECT - THIRD PERSON SINGULAR “He/She/It”?

Answer 3

-n

Question 4

What is the suffix for the SUBJECT FIRST PERSON PLURAL (INCLUSIVE) - “we”?

Answer 4

-nchik

Question 5

What is the suffix for the SUBJECT = SECOND PERSON PLURAL - “you all”?

Answer 5

-nkinchik

Question 6

What is the suffix for the SUBJECT = THIRD PERSON PLURAL - “they”?

Answer 6

-nku

Question 7

Summarise -
I live
You live
He/she/it lives
We live
You all live
They live

Answer 7

Kawsani = I live
Kawsanki = You live
Kawsan = He/She/It lives
Kawsanchik = We live
Kawsankichik = You (plural) live
Kawsanku = They live

Question 8

What is the root of the verb “to live”?

Answer 8

Kawa

Question 9

What is the verb “to live”?

Answer 9

KAWASANI

Kawa (live) + -sa- (infix) + -ni (I) = Kawasani (“I live”).

Question 10

What is the function of “-sa” in KAWASA?

Answer 10

-sa- = an infix that is often used in verb conjugation in Quechua languages, making it a full verb.