Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-chǫǫh (imperfective stem of root -CHXǪʼ, “to ruin”), with emphatic infix -x-.

Verb edit

yiłchxǫǫh

  1. he/she is completely ruining it, completely spoiling it, messing it up badly

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishchxǫǫh yiilchxǫǫh deiilchxǫǫh
2nd person niłchxǫǫh wołchxǫǫh daałchxǫǫh
3rd person yiłchxǫǫh deiłchxǫǫh
4th person jiłchxǫǫh dajiłchxǫǫh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíłchxǫʼ yiilchxǫʼ deiilchxǫʼ
2nd person yíníłchxǫʼ woołchxǫʼ daoołchxǫʼ
3rd person yiyííłchxǫʼ dayííłchxǫʼ
4th person jííłchxǫʼ dajííłchxǫʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshchxǫǫł diilchxǫǫł dadiilchxǫǫł
2nd person dííłchxǫǫł doołchxǫǫł dadoołchxǫǫł
3rd person yidoołchxǫǫł deidoołchxǫǫł
4th person jidoołchxǫǫł dazhdoołchxǫǫł

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