ałchozh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -chozh (durative imperfective stem of root -CHOZH, “to eat a leafy object”).
Verb
[edit]ałchozh (intransitive)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ashchozh | iilchozh | daʼiilchozh |
| 2nd person | íłchozh | ołchozh | daʼołchozh |
| 3rd person | ałchozh | daʼałchozh | |
| 4th person | ajiłchozh | daʼjiłchozh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ííłchozh | iilchozh | daʼiilchozh |
| 2nd person | ííníłchozh | oołchozh | daʼoołchozh |
| 3rd person | ííłchozh | daʼííłchozh | |
| 4th person | ajííłchozh | daʼjííłchozh | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeeshchosh | adiilchosh | daʼdiilchosh |
| 2nd person | adííłchosh | adoołchosh | daʼdoołchosh |
| 3rd person | adoołchosh | daʼdoołchosh | |
| 4th person | azhdoołchosh | dazhʼdoołchosh | |