chʼí-
Navajo
[edit]Prefix
[edit]chʼí-
- A thematic prefix describing outward horizontal motion.
Usage notes
[edit]- In certain environments, including immediately before a stem, this prefix becomes chʼé-.
Conjugation
[edit]This prefix has two variants of the perfective, one used with the d- and l-classifiers and one used with the ł- and ∅-classifiers.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼésh- | chʼíi- | chʼídeii- |
| 2nd person | chʼíní- | chʼoh- | chʼídaah- |
| 3rd person | chʼé- | chʼídaa- | |
| 4th person | chʼíjí- | chʼídají- | |
| perfective (ł/∅) | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼéé- | chʼíi- | chʼídaaz- |
| 2nd person | chʼííní- | chʼóo- | chʼídaoo- |
| 3rd person | chʼéé- | chʼídaaz- | |
| 4th person | chʼíjíí- | chʼídajiz- | |
| perfective (d/l) | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼéésh- | chʼíi- | chʼídasii-, chʼídeii- |
| 2nd person | chʼííní- | chʼooh- | chʼídasooh-, chʼídaooh |
| 3rd person | chʼéé- | chʼídaaas- | |
| 4th person | chʼíjoo- | chʼídajis- | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼídeesh- | chʼídii- | chʼídadii- |
| 2nd person | chʼídíí- | chʼídooh- | chʼídadooh- |
| 3rd person | chʼídoo- | chʼídadoo- | |
| 4th person | chʼízhdoo- | chʼídazhdoo- | |
| iterative | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼínásh- | chʼínéii- | chʼínídeii- |
| 2nd person | chʼínání- | chʼínáh- | chʼínídaah- |
| 3rd person | chʼíná- | chʼínídaa- | |
| 4th person | chʼiééjí- | chʼínídaji- | |
| optative | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | chʼóosh- | chʼóo- | chʼídaoo- |
| 2nd person | chʼóó- | chʼóoh- | chʼídaooh- |
| 3rd person | chʼóo- | chʼídayó- | |
| 4th person | chʼíjó- | chʼídajó- | |