adichʼą́ą́h
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -di- (inceptive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼą́ą́h (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -CHʼĄĄʼ, “to decorate”).
Verb
adichʼą́ą́h
- to start to make a design, a drawing, a decoration
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adishØchʼą́ą́h | adiidØchʼą́ą́h | daʼdiidØchʼą́ą́h |
| 2nd person | adíØchʼą́ą́h | adohØchʼą́ą́h | daʼdohØchʼą́ą́h |
| 3rd person | adiØchʼą́ą́h | daʼdiØchʼą́ą́h | |
| 4th person | azhdiØchʼą́ą́h | dazhʼdiØchʼą́ą́h | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adéØchʼąąʼ | adeedØchʼąąʼ | daʼdeedØchʼąąʼ |
| 2nd person | adíníØchʼąąʼ | adishooØchʼąąʼ | dadiʼshooØchʼąąʼ |
| 3rd person | adeezhØchʼąąʼ | daʼdeezhØchʼąąʼ | |
| 4th person | azhdeezhØchʼąąʼ | dazhʼdeezhØchʼąąʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adideeshØchʼąh | adidiidØchʼąh | dadiʼdiidØchʼąh |
| 2nd person | adidííØchʼąh | adidoohØchʼąh | dadiʼdoohØchʼąh |
| 3rd person | adidooØchʼąh | dadiʼdooØchʼąh | |
| 4th person | azhdidooØchʼąh | dadizhʼdooØchʼąh | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -chʼą́ą́h
- PERFECTIVE: -chʼąąʼ
- FUTURE: -chʼąh
- ITERATIVE: -chʼąh
- OPTATIVE: -chʼą́ą́h