neichʼid
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼid (continuative imperfective stem of root -CHʼID, “to scratch”).
Verb
[edit]neichʼid
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naashchʼid | neiichʼid | nideiichʼid |
| 2nd person | nanichʼid | naahchʼid | nidaahchʼid |
| 3rd person | neichʼid | nideichʼid | |
| 4th person | nijichʼid | nidajichʼid | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishéchʼid | nishiichʼid | nidashiichʼid |
| 2nd person | nishíníchʼid | nishoochʼid | nidashoochʼid |
| 3rd person | neizhchʼid | nideizhchʼid | |
| 4th person | nijizhchʼid | nidajizhchʼid | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ndeeshchʼił | ndiichʼił | ndadiichʼił |
| 2nd person | ndííchʼił | ndoohchʼił | ndadoohchʼił |
| 3rd person | neidoochʼił | ndeidoochʼił | |
| 4th person | nizhdoochʼił | ndazhdoochʼił | |