yiłchʼal
Navajo
editEtymology
edity- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -chʼal (durative imperfective stem of root -CHʼAL, “to lap”).
Verb
edityiłchʼal
- he/she is lapping it up
Usage notes
editNot commonly used outside of the third person.
Conjugation
editParadigm: Durative (∅/yi).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yishchʼal | yiilchʼal | deiilchʼal |
2nd person | niłchʼal | wołchʼal | daałchʼal |
3rd person | yiłchʼal | deiłchʼal | |
4th person | jiłchʼal | dajiłchʼal |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yíłchʼal | yiilchʼal | deiilchʼal |
2nd person | yíníłchʼal | woołchʼal | daoołchʼal |
3rd person | yiyííłchʼal | dayííłchʼal | |
4th person | jííłchʼal | dajííłchʼal |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | deeshchʼał | diilchʼał | dadiilchʼał |
2nd person | dííłchʼał | doołchʼał | dadoołchʼał |
3rd person | yidoołchʼał | deidoołchʼał | |
4th person | jidoołchʼał | dazhdoołchʼał |