hachįʼ

See also: hachi, hachi-, and hachi̱-

Navajo

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chįʼ (neuter imperfective stem of root -CHĮĮD, “to be nasty, angry”).

Verb

hachįʼ

1. it is nasty
2. (with bá) he/she/it is angry

   Shá hóóchįįd. ― I'm angry.

3. (with bichʼįʼ) he/she/it is angry with

   Amá yichʼįʼ bá hachįʼ. ― He is angry with his mother.

Usage notes

This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅), third person only.

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	hachįʼ
PERFECTIVE	hóóchįįd
FUTURE	-

Derived terms

• áháchįʼ

Related terms

• hachįįh
• halchįįh
• hałchįįh