yichʼid
See also: yíchʼid
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø - (thematic) + -chʼid (repetitive imperfective stem of root -CHʼID, “to scratch”).
Verb
yichʼid
- he/she is scratching it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Repetitive (Ø/yi).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yishchʼid | yiichʼid | deiichʼid |
2nd person | nichʼid | wohchʼid | daahchʼid |
3rd person | yichʼid | deichʼid | |
4th person | jichʼid | dajichʼid |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yíchʼid | yiichʼid | deiichʼid |
2nd person | yíníchʼid | woochʼid | daoochʼid |
3rd person | yiyííchʼid | dayííchʼid | |
4th person | jííchʼid | dajííchʼid |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | deeshchʼił | diichʼił | dadiichʼił |
2nd person | dííchʼił | doohchʼił | dadoohchʼił |
3rd person | yidoochʼił | deidoochʼił | |
4th person | jidoochʼił | dazhdoochʼił |
ITERATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | náshchʼiʼ | néiichʼiʼ | ńdeiichʼiʼ |
2nd person | náníchʼiʼ | náhchʼiʼ | ńdaahchʼiʼ |
3rd person | néíchʼiʼ | ńdeichʼiʼ | |
4th person | ńjíchʼiʼ | ńdajichʼiʼ |
OPTATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | wóshchʼid | woochʼid | daoochʼid |
2nd person | wóóchʼid | woohchʼid | daoohchʼid |
3rd person | yóchʼid | dayóchʼid | |
4th person | jóchʼid | dajóchʼid |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -chʼid
- PERFECTIVE: -chʼid
- FUTURE: -chʼił
- ITERATIVE: -chʼiʼ
- OPTATIVE: -chʼid