1. "-ta"
marks the direct object in a sentence:
e.g. Papata
mihuni. = I eat potato.
(papa = "potato") (-ta = direct object marker) (mihuy = "to
eat") (-ni = 1st person singular present tense conjugation)
2.
"-ta" may mark the indirect object in a sentence:
e.g. Benqa
taytanta yanapan. = Ben helps his
dad.
(-qa = topic marker) (tayta = "father/man") (-n = 3rd person
singular possessed) (-ta = indirect object marker) (yanapay = "to
help") (-n = 3rd person singular present tense conjugation)
3.
"-ta" marks an adverbial, showing:
a.)
Quality:
e.g. Allinta
tususunchis. = Let's dance well.
(allin = "good") (-ta = adverbalizer) (tusuy = "to dance")
(-sunchis = 1st person plural inclusive future tense conjugation)
b.)
Mode/way/style:
e.g. Kaynata
tusuy! = Dance like this!
(kay = "this") (-na = nominalizer) (-ta = adverbalizer) (tusuy
= command "dance")
c.)
Time:
e.g. Paqarinta
takini. = I sing tomorrow.
(paqarin = "tomorrow") (-ta = adverbalizer) (takiy = "to
sing") (-ni = 1st person singular present tense conjugation)
d.)
Place:
e.g. Karuta
risaq. = I will go far away.
(karu = "far") (-ta = adverbalizer) (riy = "to go")
(-saq = 1st person singular future tense conjugation)
4. Adding
"-ta" to infinitive verbs changes them into infinitive objects
when the other accompanying verb is one of the following: atiy "to
be able to", munay "to want/need/love", qallariy "to
begin", tukuy "to finish", yachay "to learn/know/study",
and wanay.
e.g.
Mihuyta munani. = I want to eat.
(mihuy = "to eat") (-ta = infinitive object) (munay = "to
want") (-ni = 1st person singular present tense conjugation)
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