naachxǫʼ
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chxǫʼ (imperfective stem of root -CHXǪʼ, “to ruin”), with emphatic infix -x-.
Verb
[edit]naachxǫʼ (intransitive)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si)
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashchxǫʼ | neiichxǫʼ | nideiichxǫʼ |
| 2nd person | nanichxǫʼ | naahchxǫʼ | nidaahchxǫʼ |
| 3rd person | naachxǫʼ | nidaachxǫʼ | |
| 4th person | nijichxǫʼ | nidajichxǫʼ | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishéchxǫʼ | nishiichxǫʼ | nidashiichxǫʼ |
| 2nd person | nishíníchxǫʼ | nishoochxǫʼ | nidashoochxǫʼ |
| 3rd person | naazhchxǫʼ | nidaazhchxǫʼ | |
| 4th person | nijizhchxǫʼ | nidajizhchxǫʼ | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeeshchxǫǫł | ndiichxǫǫł | ndadiichxǫǫł |
| 2nd person | ndííchxǫǫł | ndoohchxǫǫł | ndadoohchxǫǫł |
| 3rd person | ndoochxǫǫł | ndadoochxǫǫł | |
| 4th person | nizhdoochxǫǫł | ndazhdoochxǫǫł | |