yilchʼąął
Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, detransitive/anticausative) + -chʼąął (imperfective stem of root -CHʼĄ́Ą́L, “to move suspended”).
Verb
yilchʼąął
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishchʼąął | yiilchʼąął | deiilchʼąął |
| 2nd person | nilchʼąął | wołchʼąął | daałchʼąął |
| 3rd person | yilchʼąął | daalchʼąął | |
| 4th person | jilchʼąął | dajilchʼąął | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishchʼą́ą́l | yiilchʼą́ą́l | dashiilchʼą́ą́l |
| 2nd person | yínílchʼą́ą́l | woołchʼą́ą́l | dashoołchʼą́ą́l |
| 3rd person | yilchʼą́ą́l | daashchʼą́ą́l | |
| 4th person | joolchʼą́ą́l | dajishchʼą́ą́l | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -chʼąął
- PERFECTIVE: -chʼą́ą́l
- FUTURE: -chʼął
- ITERATIVE: -chʼął
- OPTATIVE: -chʼąął