haachiiʼ
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Etymology[edit]
ha- (“up out”) + -yi- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -chiiʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -CHIIʼ, “to be red”).
Verb[edit]
haachiiʼ
- there is a red outcropping or patch of it (on the mountainside)
- Dził bąąh łeezh łichíʼí haachiiʼ. ― There is a patch of red clay on the mountainside.
Usage notes[edit]
This verb is limited to expression in the third person.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem.
Conjugation[edit]
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi), third person only, with da-shift.
| PERFECTIVE | singular | plural | dist. plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person | haachiiʼ | hadaashchiiʼ | |
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with ha- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with d- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -CHIIʼ (red)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs undergoing da-shift
- Navajo verbs in the neuter perfective (yi) aspect