yilchʼął
See also: yílchʼął
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, detransitive/anticausative) + -chʼął (progressive stem of root -CHʼĄ́Ą́L, “to move suspended”).
Verb
[edit]yilchʼął
- (with adah, bidah, or hadah) he/she/it is in the process of moving downward hanging by a handle, string, or cord
Usage notes
[edit]This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.
Conjugation
[edit]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 | |