yicha

See also: yícha

Navajo

Etymology

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -cha (durative imperfective stem of root -CHA, “to cry”).

Verb

yicha

1. he/she is crying, weeping

Conjugation

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishcha	yiicha	deiicha
2nd person	nicha	wohcha	daahcha
3rd person	yicha		daacha
4th person	jicha		dajicha

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yícha	yiicha	deiicha
2nd person	yínícha	woocha	daoocha
3rd person	yícha		dáácha
4th person	jíícha		dajíícha

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshchah	diichah	dadiichah
2nd person	dííchah	doohchah	dadoohchah
3rd person	doochah		dadoochah
4th person	jidoochah		dazhdoochah

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -cha
• PERFECTIVE: -cha
• FUTURE: -chah
• ITERATIVE: -chah
• OPTATIVE: -cha

Related terms

• haachééh