yighą́
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ghą́ (imperfective stem of root -GHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to kill 2+ objects”).
Verb
[edit]yighą́
- he/she is killing them
Usage notes
[edit]This verb refers strictly to the killing of two or more objects. For single objects, use the verb yiyiiłhé instead.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishhą́ | yiigą́ | deiigą́ |
| 2nd person | nighą́ | wohhą́ | daahhą́ |
| 3rd person | yighą́ | deighą́ | |
| 4th person | jighą́ | dajighą́ | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíghą́ą́ʼ | yiigą́ą́ʼ | deiigą́ą́ʼ |
| 2nd person | yíníghą́ą́ʼ | wooghą́ą́ʼ | daooghą́ą́ʼ |
| 3rd person | yiyííghą́ą́ʼ | dayííghą́ą́ʼ | |
| 4th person | jííghą́ą́ʼ | dajííghą́ą́ʼ | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -ghą́
- PERFECTIVE: -ghą́ą́ʼ
- FUTURE: -ghą́ą́ł
- ITERATIVE: -ghą́ą́h
- OPTATIVE: -ghą́ą́ʼ