See also: yíchʼid

Navajo edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

yichʼid

  1. he/she is scratching it

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishchʼid yiichʼid deiichʼid
2nd person nichʼid wohchʼid daahchʼid
3rd person yichʼid deichʼid
4th person jichʼid dajichʼid
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíchʼid yiichʼid deiichʼid
2nd person yíníchʼid woochʼid daoochʼid
3rd person yiyííchʼid dayííchʼid
4th person jííchʼid dajííchʼid
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshchʼił diichʼił dadiichʼił
2nd person dííchʼił doohchʼił dadoohchʼił
3rd person yidoochʼił deidoochʼił
4th person jidoochʼił dazhdoochʼił
ITERATIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person náshchʼiʼ néiichʼiʼ ńdeiichʼiʼ
2nd person náníchʼiʼ náhchʼiʼ ńdaahchʼiʼ
3rd person néíchʼiʼ ńdeichʼiʼ
4th person ńjíchʼiʼ ńdajichʼiʼ
OPTATIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person wóshchʼid woochʼid daoochʼid
2nd person wóóchʼid woohchʼid daoohchʼid
3rd person yóchʼid dayóchʼid
4th person jóchʼid dajóchʼid

Verbal stems edit

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

Related terms edit