achʼiish
Navajo
editEtymology
editʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼiish (imperfective stem of root -CHʼIIZH, “to abrade”)
Verb
editachʼiish
Conjugation
editParadigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi)
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ashchʼiish | iichʼiish | daʼiichʼiish |
| 2nd person | íchʼiish | ohchʼiish | daʼohchʼiish |
| 3rd person | achʼiish | daʼachʼiish | |
| 4th person | ajichʼiish | daʼjichʼiish | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ííchʼiizh | iichʼiizh | daʼiichʼiizh |
| 2nd person | ííníchʼiizh | oochʼiizh | daʼoochʼiizh |
| 3rd person | ííchʼiizh | daʼííchʼiizh | |
| 4th person | ajííchʼiizh | daʼjííchʼiizh | |
Verbal stems
edit- IMPERFECTIVE: -chʼiish
- PERFECTIVE: -chʼiizh
- FUTURE: -chʼish
- ITERATIVE: -chʼish
- OPTATIVE: -chʼiish