yiłchǫǫh

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-chǫǫh (imperfective stem of root -CHXǪʼ, “to ruin”).

Verb[edit]

yiłchǫǫh

  1. he/she is ruining it, spoiling it, messing it up

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishchǫǫh yiilchǫǫh deiilchǫǫh
2nd person niłchǫǫh wołchǫǫh daałchǫǫh
3rd person yiłchǫǫh deiłchǫǫh
4th person jiłchǫǫh dajiłchǫǫh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíłchǫʼ yiilchǫʼ deiilchǫʼ
2nd person yíníłchǫʼ woołchǫʼ daoołchǫʼ
3rd person yiyííłchǫʼ dayííłchǫʼ
4th person jííłchǫʼ dajííłchǫʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshchǫǫł diilchǫǫł dadiilchǫǫł
2nd person dííłchǫǫł doołchǫǫł dadoołchǫǫł
3rd person yidoołchǫǫł deidoołchǫǫł
4th person jidoołchǫǫł dazhdoołchǫǫł
ITERATIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person náshchǫǫh néiilchǫǫh ńdeiilchǫǫh
2nd person náníłchǫǫh náłchǫǫh ńdaałchǫǫh
3rd person néíłchǫǫh ńdeiłchǫǫh
4th person ńjíłchǫǫh ńdajiłchǫǫh
OPTATIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person wóshchǫǫh woolchǫǫh daoolchǫǫh
2nd person wóółchǫǫh woołchǫǫh daoołchǫǫh
3rd person yółchǫǫh dayółchǫǫh
4th person jółchǫǫh dajółchǫǫh

Verbal stems[edit]

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -chǫǫh
  • PERFECTIVE: -chǫʼ
  • FUTURE: -chǫǫł
  • ITERATIVE: -chǫǫh
  • OPTATIVE: -chǫǫh

Related terms[edit]