yichʼiish
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼiish (imperfective stem of root -CHʼIIZH, “to abrade”).
Verb
[edit]yichʼiish
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishchʼiish | yiichʼiish | deiichʼiish |
| 2nd person | nichʼiish | wohchʼiish | daahchʼiish |
| 3rd person | yichʼiish | deichʼiish | |
| 4th person | jichʼiish | dajichʼiish | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíchʼiizh | yiichʼiizh | deiichʼiizh |
| 2nd person | yíníchʼiizh | woochʼiizh | daoochʼiizh |
| 3rd person | yiyííchʼiizh | dayííchʼiizh | |
| 4th person | jííchʼiizh | dajííchʼiizh | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshchʼish | diichʼish | dadiichʼish |
| 2nd person | dííchʼish | doohchʼish | dadoohchʼish |
| 3rd person | yidoochʼish | deidoochʼish | |
| 4th person | jidoochʼish | dazhdoochʼish | |
| ITERATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | náshchʼish | néiichʼish | ńdeiichʼish |
| 2nd person | náníchʼish | náhchʼish | ńdaahchʼish |
| 3rd person | néíchʼish | ńdeichʼish | |
| 4th person | ńjíchʼish | ńdajichʼish | |
| OPTATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | wóshchʼiish | woochʼiish | daoochʼiish |
| 2nd person | wóóchʼiish | woohchʼiish | daoohchʼiish |
| 3rd person | yóchʼiish | dayóchʼiish | |
| 4th person | jóchʼiish | dajóchʼiish | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -chʼiish
- PERFECTIVE: -chʼiizh
- FUTURE: -chʼish
- ITERATIVE: -chʼish
- OPTATIVE: -chʼiish