yichʼid
See also: yíchʼid
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼid (repetitive imperfective stem of root -CHʼID, “to scratch”).
Verb
[edit]yichʼid
- he/she is scratching it
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishchʼid | yiichʼid | deiichʼid |
| 2nd person | nichʼid | wohchʼid | daahchʼid |
| 3rd person | yichʼid | deichʼid | |
| 4th person | jichʼid | dajichʼid | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíchʼid | yiichʼid | deiichʼid |
| 2nd person | yíníchʼid | woochʼid | daoochʼid |
| 3rd person | yiyííchʼid | dayííchʼid | |
| 4th person | jííchʼid | dajííchʼid | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshchʼił | diichʼił | dadiichʼił |
| 2nd person | dííchʼił | doohchʼił | dadoohchʼił |
| 3rd person | yidoochʼił | deidoochʼił | |
| 4th person | jidoochʼił | dazhdoochʼił | |
| iterative | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | náshchʼiʼ | néiichʼiʼ | ńdeiichʼiʼ |
| 2nd person | náníchʼiʼ | náhchʼiʼ | ńdaahchʼiʼ |
| 3rd person | néíchʼiʼ | ńdeichʼiʼ | |
| 4th person | ńjíchʼiʼ | ńdajichʼiʼ | |
| optative | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | wóshchʼid | woochʼid | daoochʼid |
| 2nd person | wóóchʼid | woohchʼid | daoohchʼid |
| 3rd person | yóchʼid | dayóchʼid | |
| 4th person | jóchʼid | dajóchʼid | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -chʼid
- PERFECTIVE: -chʼid
- FUTURE: -chʼił
- ITERATIVE: -chʼiʼ
- OPTATIVE: -chʼid