Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -di- (inceptive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-chʼą́ą́h (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -CHʼĄĄʼ, “to decorate”).

Verb edit

adichʼą́ą́h

  1. to start to make a design, a drawing, a decoration

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person adishchʼą́ą́h adiichʼą́ą́h daʼdiichʼą́ą́h
2nd person adíchʼą́ą́h adohchʼą́ą́h daʼdohchʼą́ą́h
3rd person adichʼą́ą́h daʼdichʼą́ą́h
4th person azhdichʼą́ą́h dazhʼdichʼą́ą́h
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person adéchʼąąʼ adeechʼąąʼ daʼdeechʼąąʼ
2nd person adíníchʼąąʼ adishoochʼąąʼ dadiʼshoochʼąąʼ
3rd person adeezhchʼąąʼ daʼdeezhchʼąąʼ
4th person azhdeezhchʼąąʼ dazhʼdeezhchʼąąʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person adideeshchʼąh adidiichʼąh dadiʼdiichʼąh
2nd person adidííchʼąh adidoohchʼąh dadiʼdoohchʼąh
3rd person adidoochʼąh dadiʼdoochʼąh
4th person azhdidoochʼąh dadizhʼdoochʼąh

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -chʼą́ą́h
  • PERFECTIVE: -chʼąąʼ
  • FUTURE: -chʼąh
  • ITERATIVE: -chʼąh
  • OPTATIVE: -chʼą́ą́h

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