yichʼish
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼish (imperfective stem of root -CHʼIIZH, “to abrade”).
Verb
[edit]yichʼish
- (with tsiih) he/she is cutting it (a body part) with a saw or rasp
- Tsiih yíchʼiizh. ― I cut myself with a saw.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishchʼish | yiichʼish | deiichʼish |
| 2nd person | nichʼish | wohchʼish | daahchʼish |
| 3rd person | yichʼish | deichʼish | |
| 4th person | jichʼish | dajichʼish | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíchʼiizh | yiichʼiizh | deiichʼiizh |
| 2nd person | yíníchʼiizh | woochʼiizh | daoochʼiizh |
| 3rd person | yiyííchʼiizh | dayííchʼiizh | |
| 4th person | jííchʼiizh | dajííchʼiizh | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshchʼish | diichʼish | dadiichʼish |
| 2nd person | dííchʼish | doohchʼish | dadoohchʼish |
| 3rd person | yidoochʼish | deidoochʼish | |
| 4th person | jidoochʼish | dazhdoochʼish | |