Urubamba, Peru
Suffix (-ta)

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)

Exercises

1. Fill-in the suffix

2. Multiple choice

3. Matching

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