yiłchʼil
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -chʼil (conclusive perfective stem of root -CHʼIL, “to curl”).
Verb
[edit]yiłchʼil (transitive)
- he/she is cooking it rare, is undercooking it
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishchʼil | yiilchʼil | deiilchʼil |
| 2nd person | niłchʼil | wołchʼil | daałchʼil |
| 3rd person | yiłchʼil | deiłchʼil | |
| 4th person | jiłchʼil | dajiłchʼil | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shéłchʼil | shiilchʼil | dashiilchʼil |
| 2nd person | shíníłchʼil | shoołchʼil | dashoołchʼil |
| 3rd person | yishchʼil | deishchʼil | |
| 4th person | jishchʼil | dajishchʼil | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshchʼił | diilchʼił | dadiilchʼił |
| 2nd person | dííłchʼił | doołchʼił | dadoołchʼił |
| 3rd person | yidoołchʼił | deidoołchʼił | |
| 4th person | jidoołchʼił | dazhdoołchʼił | |