naachxǫʼ

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chxǫʼ (imperfective stem of root -CHXǪʼ, “to ruin”), with emphatic infix -x-.

Verb

naachxǫʼ (intransitive)

1. he/she is pouting
2. he/she is causing trouble

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si)

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naashchxǫʼ	neiichxǫʼ	nideiichxǫʼ
2nd person	nanichxǫʼ	naahchxǫʼ	nidaahchxǫʼ
3rd person	naachxǫʼ		nidaachxǫʼ
4th person	nijichxǫʼ		nidajichxǫʼ

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nishéchxǫʼ	nishiichxǫʼ	nidashiichxǫʼ
2nd person	nishíníchxǫʼ	nishoochxǫʼ	nidashoochxǫʼ
3rd person	naazhchxǫʼ		nidaazhchxǫʼ
4th person	nijizhchxǫʼ		nidajizhchxǫʼ

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ndeeshchxǫǫł	ndiichxǫǫł	ndadiichxǫǫł
2nd person	ndííchxǫǫł	ndoohchxǫǫł	ndadoohchxǫǫł
3rd person	ndoochxǫǫł		ndadoochxǫǫł
4th person	nizhdoochxǫǫł		ndazhdoochxǫǫł

Related terms

• chxǫ́ǫ́h
• chxǫ́ǫ́ʼí
• nichǫ́ǫ́ʼí
• yiłchǫǫh
• yiłchxǫǫh