achįʼ
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -chįʼ (imperfective stem of root -CHĄĄʼ, “to defecate”)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Conclusive (Ø/si)
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ashchįʼ | iichįʼ | daʼiichįʼ |
| 2nd person | íchįʼ | ohchįʼ | daʼohchįʼ |
| 3rd person | achįʼ | daʼachįʼ | |
| 4th person | ajichįʼ | daʼjichįʼ | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ashéchąąʼ | ashiichąąʼ | daʼshiichąąʼ |
| 2nd person | ashíníchąąʼ | ashoochąąʼ | daʼshoochąąʼ |
| 3rd person | azhchąąʼ | daʼazhchąąʼ | |
| 4th person | ajizhchąąʼ | daʼjizhchąąʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeeshchįįł | adiichįįł | daʼdiichįįł |
| 2nd person | adííchįįł | adoohchįįł | daʼdoohchįįł |
| 3rd person | adoochįįł | daʼdoochįįł | |
| 4th person | azhdoochįįł | dazhʼdoochįįł | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -chįʼ
- PERFECTIVE: -chąąʼ
- FUTURE: -chįįł
- ITERATIVE: -chįįh
- OPTATIVE: -chįʼ
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