yiłchʼal

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-chʼal (durative imperfective stem of root -CHʼAL, “to lap”).

Verb[edit]

yiłchʼal

  1. he/she is lapping it up

Usage notes[edit]

Not commonly used outside of the third person.

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishchʼal yiilchʼal deiilchʼal
2nd person niłchʼal wołchʼal daałchʼal
3rd person yiłchʼal deiłchʼal
4th person jiłchʼal dajiłchʼal
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíłchʼal yiilchʼal deiilchʼal
2nd person yíníłchʼal woołchʼal daoołchʼal
3rd person yiyííłchʼal dayííłchʼal
4th person jííłchʼal dajííłchʼal
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshchʼał diilchʼał dadiilchʼał
2nd person dííłchʼał doołchʼał dadoołchʼał
3rd person yidoołchʼał deidoołchʼał
4th person jidoołchʼał dazhdoołchʼał