yichʼiish
Navajo
editEtymology
edity- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼiish (imperfective stem of root -CHʼIIZH, “to abrade”).
Verb
edityichʼiish
Conjugation
editParadigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yishchʼiish | yiichʼiish | deiichʼiish |
2nd person | nichʼiish | wohchʼiish | daahchʼiish |
3rd person | yichʼiish | deichʼiish | |
4th person | jichʼiish | dajichʼiish |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yíchʼiizh | yiichʼiizh | deiichʼiizh |
2nd person | yíníchʼiizh | woochʼiizh | daoochʼiizh |
3rd person | yiyííchʼiizh | dayííchʼiizh | |
4th person | jííchʼiizh | dajííchʼiizh |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | deeshchʼish | diichʼish | dadiichʼish |
2nd person | dííchʼish | doohchʼish | dadoohchʼish |
3rd person | yidoochʼish | deidoochʼish | |
4th person | jidoochʼish | dazhdoochʼish |
ITERATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | náshchʼish | néiichʼish | ńdeiichʼish |
2nd person | náníchʼish | náhchʼish | ńdaahchʼish |
3rd person | néíchʼish | ńdeichʼish | |
4th person | ńjíchʼish | ńdajichʼish |
OPTATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | wóshchʼiish | woochʼiish | daoochʼiish |
2nd person | wóóchʼiish | woohchʼiish | daoohchʼiish |
3rd person | yóchʼiish | dayóchʼiish | |
4th person | jóchʼiish | dajóchʼiish |
Verbal stems
edit- IMPERFECTIVE: -chʼiish
- PERFECTIVE: -chʼiizh
- FUTURE: -chʼish
- ITERATIVE: -chʼish
- OPTATIVE: -chʼiish