Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼą́ą́h (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -CHʼĄĄʼ, “to decorate”).
Verb
adichʼą́ą́h
- to start to make a design, a drawing, a decoration
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| imperfective
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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adishchʼą́ą́h
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adiichʼą́ą́h
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daʼdiichʼą́ą́h
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| 2nd person
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adíchʼą́ą́h
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adohchʼą́ą́h
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daʼdohchʼą́ą́h
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| 3rd person
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adichʼą́ą́h
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daʼdichʼą́ą́h
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| 4th person
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azhdichʼą́ą́h
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dazhʼdichʼą́ą́h
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| perfective
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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adéchʼąąʼ
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adeechʼąąʼ
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daʼdeechʼąąʼ
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| 2nd person
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adíníchʼąąʼ
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adishoochʼąąʼ
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dadiʼshoochʼąąʼ
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| 3rd person
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adeezhchʼąąʼ
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daʼdeezhchʼąąʼ
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| 4th person
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azhdeezhchʼąąʼ
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dazhʼdeezhchʼąąʼ
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| future
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singular
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duoplural
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plural
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| 1st person
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adideeshchʼąh
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adidiichʼąh
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dadiʼdiichʼąh
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| 2nd person
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adidííchʼąh
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adidoohchʼąh
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dadiʼdoohchʼąh
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| 3rd person
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adidoochʼąh
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dadiʼdoochʼąh
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| 4th person
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azhdidoochʼąh
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dadizhʼdoochʼąh
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Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -chʼą́ą́h
- PERFECTIVE: -chʼąąʼ
- FUTURE: -chʼąh
- ITERATIVE: -chʼąh
- OPTATIVE: -chʼą́ą́h