náháłchįįh

Navajo

Etymology

ná- (iterative) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -chįįh (momentaneous iterative stem of root -CHĮĮD, “to be nasty”).

Verb

náháłchįįh

1. he/she/it disturbs the peace
2. he/she/it causes trouble

Usage notes

This verb is a momentaneous verb that uses only the iterative mode.

Conjugation

Iterative form of hałchįįh.

ITERATIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	náháshchįįh	náhwiilchįįh	nádahwiilchįįh
2nd person	náhółchįįh	náhółchįįh	nádahołchįįh
3rd person	náháłchįįh		nádahałchįįh
4th person	náhojiłchįįh		nádahojiłchįįh

Stem set

• IMPERFECTIVE: -chįįh
• PERFECTIVE: -chįįd / -chįʼ
• FUTURE: -chįįł
• ITERATIVE: -chįįh
• OPTATIVE: -chįįh

Related terms

• halchįįh
• hachįʼ