yilchʼął

See also: yílchʼął

Navajo

Etymology

yi- (progressive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, detransitive/anticausative) + -chʼął (progressive stem of root -CHʼĄ́Ą́L, “to move suspended”).

Verb

yilchʼął

1. (with adah, bidah, or hadah) he/she/it is in the process of moving downward hanging by a handle, string, or cord

Usage notes

This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi).

PROGRESSIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishchʼął	yiilchʼął	deíníilchʼąął
2nd person	yílchʼął	wołchʼął	deínółchʼąął
3rd person	yilchʼął		deílchʼąął
4th person	joolchʼął		dajílchʼąął

Related terms

• chʼííłchʼąął
• dilchʼąął
• haiłchʼąął
• iiłchʼąął
• naalchʼąął
• neiłchʼąął
• yidiłchʼąął
• yilchʼąął
• yíłchʼąął
• yoołchʼął