Navajo edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

haikʼę́ę́h

  1. he/she is cutting a notch in it, cutting a piece out.

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person haashkʼę́ę́h haiikʼę́ę́h hadeiikʼę́ę́h
2nd person hanikʼę́ę́h haahkʼę́ę́h hadaahkʼę́ę́h
3rd person haikʼę́ę́h hadeikʼę́ę́h
4th person hajikʼę́ę́h hadajikʼę́ę́h
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person háákʼęęʼ haiikʼęęʼ hadasiikʼęęʼ
2nd person háíníkʼęęʼ haookʼęęʼ hadasookʼęęʼ
3rd person hayííkʼęęʼ hadeizkʼęęʼ
4th person hajííkʼęęʼ hadajizkʼęęʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person hadeeshkʼęh hadiikʼęh hadadiikʼęh
2nd person hadííkʼęh hadoohkʼęh hadadoohkʼęh
3rd person haidookʼęh hadeidookʼęh
4th person hazhdookʼęh hadazhdookʼęh

Verbal stems edit

  • ITERATIVE: -kʼęh
  • OPTATIVE: -kʼę́ę́h

Related terms edit