Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-chʼiish (imperfective stem of root -CHʼIIZH, “to abrade”).

Verb edit

yichʼiish

  1. he/she is brushing it, filing it, sanding it

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishchʼiish yiichʼiish deiichʼiish
2nd person nichʼiish wohchʼiish daahchʼiish
3rd person yichʼiish deichʼiish
4th person jichʼiish dajichʼiish
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíchʼiizh yiichʼiizh deiichʼiizh
2nd person yíníchʼiizh woochʼiizh daoochʼiizh
3rd person yiyííchʼiizh dayííchʼiizh
4th person jííchʼiizh dajííchʼiizh
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshchʼish diichʼish dadiichʼish
2nd person dííchʼish doohchʼish dadoohchʼish
3rd person yidoochʼish deidoochʼish
4th person jidoochʼish dazhdoochʼish
ITERATIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person náshchʼish néiichʼish ńdeiichʼish
2nd person náníchʼish náhchʼish ńdaahchʼish
3rd person néíchʼish ńdeichʼish
4th person ńjíchʼish ńdajichʼish
OPTATIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person wóshchʼiish woochʼiish daoochʼiish
2nd person wóóchʼiish woohchʼiish daoohchʼiish
3rd person yóchʼiish dayóchʼiish
4th person jóchʼiish dajóchʼiish

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -chʼiish
  • PERFECTIVE: -chʼiizh
  • FUTURE: -chʼish
  • ITERATIVE: -chʼish
  • OPTATIVE: -chʼiish