yicha
See also: yícha
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -cha (durative imperfective stem of root -CHA, “to cry”).
Verb
[edit]yicha
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishcha | yiicha | deiicha |
| 2nd person | nicha | wohcha | daahcha |
| 3rd person | yicha | daacha | |
| 4th person | jicha | dajicha | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yícha | yiicha | deiicha |
| 2nd person | yínícha | woocha | daoocha |
| 3rd person | yícha | dáácha | |
| 4th person | jíícha | dajíícha | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshchah | diichah | dadiichah |
| 2nd person | dííchah | doohchah | dadoohchah |
| 3rd person | doochah | dadoochah | |
| 4th person | jidoochah | dazhdoochah | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -cha
- PERFECTIVE: -cha
- FUTURE: -chah
- ITERATIVE: -chah
- OPTATIVE: -cha