nahachaʼ
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -hi- (seriative) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chaʼ (continuative imperfective stem of root -CHAʼ, “to hop”).
Verb
nahachaʼ
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nahashchaʼ | nahiichaʼ | ndahiichaʼ |
| 2nd person | nahíchaʼ | nahohchaʼ | ndahohchaʼ |
| 3rd person | nahachaʼ | ndahachaʼ | |
| 4th person | njiichaʼ | ndajiichaʼ | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nahéchaʼ / naháchaʼ | nahaachaʼ / naheechaʼ | ndaheechaʼ |
| 2nd person | nahíníchaʼ | nahisoochaʼ | ndahisoochaʼ |
| 3rd person | nahaazhchaʼ | ndahaazhchaʼ | |
| 4th person | njiizhchaʼ | ndajiizhchaʼ | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nahideeshchah | nahidiichah | ndahidiichah |
| 2nd person | nahidííchah | nahidoohchah | ndahidoohchah |
| 3rd person | nahidoochah | ndahidoochah | |
| 4th person | nahizhdoochah | ndahizhdoochah | |