Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ha- (up out) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-zǫ́ǫ́s (imperfective stem of root -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z, “to pull, to tear”).

Stem initial z- becomes d- under d-effect.

Verb edit

haizǫ́ǫ́s

  1. he/she is ripping it or tearing it out (as a check or a traffic ticket from booklet)
    Siláo naaltsoos shá hayíízǫ́ǫ́z.The policeman gave me ticket.
  2. he/she is pulling it or dragging it up out (as a chain from a hole)

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person haasǫ́ǫ́s haiidǫ́ǫ́s hadeiidǫ́ǫ́s
2nd person hanizǫ́ǫ́s haahsǫ́ǫ́s hadaahsǫ́ǫ́s
3rd person haizǫ́ǫ́s hadeizǫ́ǫ́s
4th person hajizǫ́ǫ́s hadajizǫ́ǫ́s
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person háázǫ́ǫ́z haiidǫ́ǫ́z hadasiidǫ́ǫ́z
2nd person háínízǫ́ǫ́z haoozǫ́ǫ́z hadasoozǫ́ǫ́z
3rd person hayíízǫ́ǫ́z hadeizǫ́ǫ́z
4th person hajíízǫ́ǫ́z hadajizǫ́ǫ́z
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person hadeesǫ́ǫ́s hadiidǫ́ǫ́s hadadiidǫ́ǫ́s
2nd person hadíízǫ́ǫ́s hadoohsǫ́ǫ́s hadadoohsǫ́ǫ́s
3rd person haidoozǫ́ǫ́s hadeidoozǫ́ǫ́s
4th person hazhdoozǫ́ǫ́s hadazhdoozǫ́ǫ́s

Verbal stems edit

  • ITERATIVE: -d + zǫ́ǫ́s = dǫ́ǫ́s
  • OPTATIVE: -zǫ́ǫ́s

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