haikaał
Navajo
Etymology
ha- (“up out”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kaał (imperfective stem of root -KAL, “to chop”).
Verb
haikaał
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | haashkaał | haiikaał | hadeiikaał |
| 2nd person | hanikaał | haahkaał | hadaahkaał |
| 3rd person | haikaał | hadeikaał | |
| 4th person | hajikaał | hadajikaał | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | háákal | haiikal | hadasiikal |
| 2nd person | háíníkal | haookal | hadasookal |
| 3rd person | hayííkal | hadeizkal | |
| 4th person | hajííkal | hadajizkal | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | hadeeshkał | hadiikał | hadadiikał |
| 2nd person | hadííkał | hadoohkał | hadadoohkał |
| 3rd person | haidookał | hadeidookał | |
| 4th person | hazhdookał | hadazhdookał | |
Related terms
- ITERATIVE: -kał
- OPTATIVE: -kaał