yíchííł

Navajo

Etymology

y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chííł (imperfective stem of root -CHÍÍL, “to snow”).

Verb

yíchííł

1. snow/a snowstorm is arriving

Usage notes

The perfective form of this verb is translatable as "it is snowing".

This verb is limited to expression in the third person.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	yíchííł
PERFECTIVE	ńchííl
FUTURE	] [

Related terms

• yichííł