yichʼish
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø - (thematic) + -chʼish (imperfective stem of root -CHʼIIZH, “to abrade”).
Verb
yichʼish
- (with tsiih) he/she is cutting it (a body part) with a saw or rasp
- Tsiih yíchʼiizh. ― I cut myself with a saw.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yishchʼish | yiichʼish | deiichʼish |
2nd person | nichʼish | wohchʼish | daahchʼish |
3rd person | yichʼish | deichʼish | |
4th person | jichʼish | dajichʼish |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yíchʼiizh | yiichʼiizh | deiichʼiizh |
2nd person | yíníchʼiizh | woochʼiizh | daoochʼiizh |
3rd person | yiyííchʼiizh | dayííchʼiizh | |
4th person | jííchʼiizh | dajííchʼiizh |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | deeshchʼish | diichʼish | dadiichʼish |
2nd person | dííchʼish | doohchʼish | dadoohchʼish |
3rd person | yidoochʼish | deidoochʼish | |
4th person | jidoochʼish | dazhdoochʼish |