hachįʼ

See also: hachi, hachi-, and hachi̱-

Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chįʼ (neuter imperfective stem of root -CHĮĮD, “to be nasty, angry”).

Verb edit

hachįʼ

it is nasty
(with bá) he/she/it is angry
Shá hóóchįįd. ― I'm angry.
(with bichʼįʼ) he/she/it is angry with
Amá yichʼįʼ bá hachįʼ. ― He is angry with his mother.

Usage notes edit

This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅), third person only.

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	hachįʼ
PERFECTIVE	hóóchįįd
FUTURE	-

Derived terms edit

áháchįʼ