Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-chin (imperfective stem of root -CHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to smell”).

Verb edit

yiłchin

  1. he/she smells it

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishchin yiilchin deiilchin
2nd person niłchin wołchin daałchin
3rd person yiłchin deiłchin
4th person jiłchin dajiłchin
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person shéłchą́ą́ʼ shiilchą́ą́ʼ dashiilchą́ą́ʼ
2nd person shíníłchą́ą́ʼ shoołchą́ą́ʼ dashoołchą́ą́ʼ
3rd person yishchą́ą́ʼ deishchą́ą́ʼ
4th person jishchą́ą́ʼ dajishchą́ą́ʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshchį́į́ł diilchį́į́ł dadiilchį́į́ł
2nd person dííłchį́į́ł doołchį́į́ł dadoołchį́į́ł
3rd person yidoołchį́į́ł deidoołchį́į́ł
4th person jidoołchį́į́ł dazhdoołchį́į́ł
ITERATIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person náshchį́į́h néiilchį́į́h ńdeiilchį́į́h
2nd person náníłchį́į́h náłchį́į́h ńdaałchį́į́h
3rd person néíłchį́į́h ńdeiłchį́į́h
4th person ńjíłchį́į́h ńdajiłchį́į́h
OPTATIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person wóshchą́ą́ʼ woolchą́ą́ʼ daoolchą́ą́ʼ
2nd person wóółchą́ą́ʼ woołchą́ą́ʼ daoołchą́ą́ʼ
3rd person yółchą́ą́ʼ dayółchą́ą́ʼ
4th person jółchą́ą́ʼ dajółchą́ą́ʼ

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -chin
  • PERFECTIVE: -chą́ą́ʼ
  • FUTURE: -chį́į́ł
  • ITERATIVE: -chį́į́h
  • OPTATIVE: -chą́ą́ʼ

Related terms edit