chʼéʼaash
Navajo
Etymology
chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -ni-3s-Ø - (thematic) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼaash (imperfective stem of root -ʼÁÁZH, “to go, to walk — 2 actors”).
Prefix chʼí- becomes chʼé- when in pre-stem position.
Verb
chʼéʼaash
Usage notes
The stem is used for going / walking in pairs. For individual movement, see chʼéghááh. For movement in groups of three or more, see chʼékááh.
Singular forms of this verb refer to one subject involved in a movement as a pair:
- Bił chʼíníshʼáázh — I went out with him.
Distributive plural forms refer to several people going in pairs independent one from another:
- Ch'ídaniitʼáázh — we went out in pairs.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | chʼíníshʼaash | chʼíniitʼaash | chʼídaniitʼaash |
2nd person | chʼíníʼaash | chʼínóhʼaash | chʼídanohʼaash |
3rd person | chʼéʼaash | chʼídaaʼaash | |
4th person | chʼíjíʼaash | chʼídajíʼaash |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | chʼíníʼáázh | chʼíniitʼáázh | chʼídaniitʼáázh |
2nd person | chʼííníʼáázh | chʼínooʼáázh | chʼídanooʼáázh |
3rd person | chʼíníʼáázh | chʼídaazhʼáázh | |
4th person | chʼízhníʼáázh | chʼídajizhʼáázh |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | chʼídeeshʼash | chʼídiitʼash | chʼídadiitʼash |
2nd person | chʼídííʼash | chʼídoohʼash | chʼídadoohʼash |
3rd person | chʼídooʼash | chʼídadooʼash | |
4th person | chʼízhdooʼash | chʼídazhdooʼash |
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with chʼí- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni-3s-Ø -
- Navajo terms with uncategorized prefix
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -ʼÁÁZH (go)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo verbs undergoing partial da-shift
- Navajo verbs in the momentaneous (ni/ni) aspect