Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ha- (up out) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-zháásh (imperfective stem of root -ZHAAH, “to erode”).

Verb edit

haisháásh

  1. he/she is wearing part of it away, wearing it away in a spot

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person haasháásh haiilzháásh hadeiilzháásh
2nd person hanisháásh haahsháásh hadaahsháásh
3rd person haisháásh hadeisháásh
4th person hajisháásh hadajisháásh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person hááshaazh haiilzhaazh hadashiilzhaazh
2nd person háíníshaazh haooshaazh hadashooshaazh
3rd person hayííshaazh hadeishaazh
4th person hajííshaazh hadajishaazh