hadilchą́ą́ʼ
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ha- (thematic) + -di- (“sensory”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -chą́ą́ʼ (repetitive stem of root -CHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to smell”)
Verb
[edit]hadilchą́ą́ʼ
- it sniffs for something (in an effort to find it)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Neuter repetitive.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | hadishchą́ą́ʼ | hadiilchą́ą́ʼ | hadadiilchą́ą́ʼ |
| 2nd person | hadílchą́ą́ʼ | hadołchą́ą́ʼ | hadadołchą́ą́ʼ |
| 3rd person | hadilchą́ą́ʼ | hadadilchą́ą́ʼ | |
| 4th person | hazhdilchą́ą́ʼ | hadazhdilchą́ą́ʼ | |