hachįʼ
Navajo
Etymology
ho- (“space, area, things”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chįʼ (neuter imperfective stem of root -CHĮĮD, “to be nasty, angry”).
Verb
hachįʼ
- it is nasty
- (with bá) he/she/it is angry
- Shá hóóchįįd. ― I'm angry.
- (with bichʼįʼ) he/she/it is angry with
Usage notes
This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (Ø), third person only.
3rd person singular | |
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IMPERFECTIVE | hachįʼ |
PERFECTIVE | hóóchįįd |
FUTURE | - |