Tlamachtiliztli 30 -zquia, -tozquia (The conditional Part 1)

We add –zquia to the root of the verb except to those from class 3 with endings on  –ia o –oa  drop the final a, before adding -zquia. Finally,  –zquia is for singular subjects and –zquiah is for plural subjects.

Cequin tlamanextili tlen -zquia // Some examples with -zquia

Maltia / to shower

Nimaltizquia / I should shower / I would shower

Timaltizquia / you should shower / you would shower

Maltizquia / she/he should shower  / he/she would shower

Timaltizquiah / we should shower / we would shower

Inmaltizquiah / you all should shower / you all would shower

Maltizquiah / they should shower /  they would shower

Ej. Naman nimaltizquia zampampa axcanah nimaltiz pampa tlahuel tlaceceya. // I should shower or I would shower but I cannot shower because it is cold.

choca – nichocazquia / I would cry

itta – niquittazquia / I would see

oni – ticonizquiah /  We would drink

cuapa – nicuapazquia / I would return

We add -tozquia to the verbs in the class  1, 2, and 4 when time is stative verbs  –toc in its singular form and  –toqueh in the plural. Class 3 verbs that end in –ia and -oa drop the final vowel a before adding tozquia. Then we add the suffix, –Ø for singular subjects and -h for plural.  –tozquia emphasizes an action that would have been completed from the past. 

Cequin tlamanextili tlen -tozquia // Algunos ejemplos con -tozquia

maltia / to shower

Nimaltihtozquia / I would have showered

Timaltihtozquia  / you would have showered

Imaltihtozquia / he/she would have showered

Timaltihtozquiah / we would have showered

Inmaltihtozquiah / you all would have showered

maltihtozquiah / they would have showered

Ej. Maria imaltihtozquia zampampa axoncayaya atl. // Maria would have showered but there was no water.

maltia – Nimaltihtozquia / I would have showered

oni – niconitozquia  / I would have drank

cuapa – icuaptozquia / She/ he would have returned

itztoc/ tiitztozquiah /  we would have been