Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-chʼiish (imperfective stem of root -CHʼIIZH, “to abrade”)

Verb edit

achʼiish

  1. he/she is cutting
  2. he/she is brushing, filing, sanding

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi)

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ashchʼiish iichʼiish daʼiichʼiish
2nd person íchʼiish ohchʼiish daʼohchʼiish
3rd person achʼiish daʼachʼiish
4th person ajichʼiish daʼjichʼiish
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person ííchʼiizh iichʼiizh daʼiichʼiizh
2nd person ííníchʼiizh oochʼiizh daʼoochʼiizh
3rd person ííchʼiizh daʼííchʼiizh
4th person ajííchʼiizh daʼjííchʼiizh

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -chʼiish
  • PERFECTIVE: -chʼiizh
  • FUTURE: -chʼish
  • ITERATIVE: -chʼish
  • OPTATIVE: -chʼiish

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