Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ha- (up out) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-chʼiid (imperfective stem of root -CHʼID, “to scratch”).

Verb edit

haichʼiid

  1. he/she/it is scratching it up or out, digging it up or out with hands, claws, or paws

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person haashchʼiid haiichʼiid hadeiichʼiid
2nd person hanichʼiid haahchʼiid hadaahchʼiid
3rd person haichʼiid hadeichʼiid
4th person hajichʼiid hadajichʼiid
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person hááchʼid haiichʼid hadashiichʼid
2nd person háíníchʼid haoochʼid hadashoochʼid
3rd person hayííchʼid hadeizhchʼid
4th person hajííchʼid hadajizhchʼid
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person hadeeshchʼił hadiichʼił hadadiichʼił
2nd person hadííchʼił hadoohchʼił hadadoohchʼił
3rd person haidoochʼił hadeidoochʼił
4th person hazhdoochʼił hadazhdoochʼił

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -chʼiid
  • PERFECTIVE: -chʼid
  • FUTURE: -chʼił
  • ITERATIVE: -chʼiʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -chʼiid

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