haichʼiid
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ha- (“up out”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼiid (imperfective stem of root -CHʼID, “to scratch”).
Verb
[edit]haichʼiid
- he/she/it is scratching it up or out, digging it up or out with hands, claws, or paws
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | haashchʼiid | haiichʼiid | hadeiichʼiid |
| 2nd person | hanichʼiid | haahchʼiid | hadaahchʼiid |
| 3rd person | haichʼiid | hadeichʼiid | |
| 4th person | hajichʼiid | hadajichʼiid | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | hááchʼid | haiichʼid | hadashiichʼid |
| 2nd person | háíníchʼid | haoochʼid | hadashoochʼid |
| 3rd person | hayííchʼid | hadeizhchʼid | |
| 4th person | hajííchʼid | hadajizhchʼid | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | hadeeshchʼił | hadiichʼił | hadadiichʼił |
| 2nd person | hadííchʼił | hadoohchʼił | hadadoohchʼił |
| 3rd person | haidoochʼił | hadeidoochʼił | |
| 4th person | hazhdoochʼił | hadazhdoochʼił | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -chʼiid
- PERFECTIVE: -chʼid
- FUTURE: -chʼił
- ITERATIVE: -chʼiʼ
- OPTATIVE: -chʼiid