Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ho- (space, area, things) + -sh- (angry) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-keeh (imperfective stem of root -KEED, “to scold”).

Verb edit

hashkeeh

  1. he/she is scolding him/her
    Nichʼa hodooshkeeł.He will scold you.

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with some irregularities.

IMPERFECTIVE¹ singular duoplural plural
1st person hoshishkeeh hoshiikeeh dahoshiikeeh
2nd person hoshíkeeh hoshohkeeh dahoshohkeeh
3rd person hashkeeh dahashkeeh
4th person hojishkeeh dahojishkeeh
IMPERFECTIVE² singular duoplural plural
1st person hashishkeeh hashiikeeh dahashiikeeh
2nd person hashíkeeh hashohkeeh dahashohkeeh
3rd person hashkeeh dahashkeeh
4th person hojishkeeh dahojishkeeh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person hoshííshkeed hoshiikeed dahoshiikeed
2nd person hoshííníkeed hoshoohkeed dahoshoohkeed
3rd person hóóshkeed dahóóshkeed
4th person hojííshkeed dahojííshkeed

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