yighaas
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ghaas (imperfective stem of root -GHAZ, “to scratch”).
Verb
[edit]yighaas (transitive)
- (with tsiih) he/she is scratching it, ripping it, giving it a scratch into its flesh
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yisxaas | yiigaas | deiigaas |
| 2nd person | nighaas | wohhaas | daahhaas |
| 3rd person | yighaas | deighaas | |
| 4th person | jighaas | dajighaas | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíghaz | yiigaz | deiigaz |
| 2nd person | yíníghaz | wooghaz | daooghaz |
| 3rd person | yiyííghaz | dayííghaz | |
| 4th person | jííghaz | dajííghaz | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -ghaas
- PERFECTIVE: -ghaz
- FUTURE: -ghas
- ITERATIVE: -gas
- OPTATIVE: -ghaas