Navajo edit

Etymology edit

na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-chxǫʼ (imperfective stem of root -CHXǪʼ, “to ruin”), with emphatic infix -x-.

Verb edit

naachxǫʼ (intransitive)

  1. he/she is pouting
  2. he/she is causing trouble

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si)

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person naashchxǫʼ neiichxǫʼ nideiichxǫʼ
2nd person nanichxǫʼ naahchxǫʼ nidaahchxǫʼ
3rd person naachxǫʼ nidaachxǫʼ
4th person nijichxǫʼ nidajichxǫʼ
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nishéchxǫʼ nishiichxǫʼ nidashiichxǫʼ
2nd person nishíníchxǫʼ nishoochxǫʼ nidashoochxǫʼ
3rd person naazhchxǫʼ nidaazhchxǫʼ
4th person nijizhchxǫʼ nidajizhchxǫʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person ndeeshchxǫǫł ndiichxǫǫł ndadiichxǫǫł
2nd person ndííchxǫǫł ndoohchxǫǫł ndadoohchxǫǫł
3rd person ndoochxǫǫł ndadoochxǫǫł
4th person nizhdoochxǫǫł ndazhdoochxǫǫł

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