chʼétłíísh

Navajo

Etymology

chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłíísh (imperfective stem of root -TŁIZH, “animate object moves, flies, falls”).

Verb

chʼétłíísh

1. he/she is falling out horizontally

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	chʼíníshtłíísh	chʼíniitłíísh	chʼídaniitłíísh
2nd person	chʼínítłíísh	chʼínóhtłíísh	chʼídanohtłíísh
3rd person	chʼétłíísh		chʼídaatłíísh
4th person	chʼíjítłíísh		chʼídajítłíísh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	chʼínítłizh	chʼíniitłizh	chʼídaniitłizh
2nd person	chʼíínítłizh	chʼínootłizh	chʼídanootłizh
3rd person	chʼínítłizh		chʼídaazhtłizh
4th person	chʼízhnítłizh		chʼídajizhtłizh

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	chʼídeeshtłish	chʼídiitłish	chʼídadiitłish
2nd person	chʼídíítłish	chʼídoohtłish	chʼídadoohtłish
3rd person	chʼídootłish		chʼídadootłish
4th person	chʼízhdootłish		chʼídazhdootłish

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -tłish
• OPTATIVE: -tłíísh

Related terms

• ditłíísh
• haatłíísh
• hahatłíísh
• naatłíísh
• naatłizh
• yitłíísh
• yitłish