Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -chǫǫh (imperfective stem of root -CHXǪʼ, “to ruin”).
Verb
yiłchǫǫh
- he/she is ruining it, spoiling it, messing it up
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
| 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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yíłchǫʼ
|
yiilchǫʼ
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deiilchǫʼ
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| 2nd person
|
yíníłchǫʼ
|
woołchǫʼ
|
daoołchǫʼ
|
| 3rd person
|
yiyííłchǫʼ
|
dayííłchǫʼ
|
| 4th person
|
jííłchǫʼ
|
dajííłchǫʼ
|
| iterative
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singular
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duoplural
|
plural
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| 1st person
|
náshchǫǫh
|
néiilchǫǫh
|
ńdeiilchǫǫh
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| 2nd person
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náníłchǫǫh
|
náłchǫǫh
|
ńdaałchǫǫh
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| 3rd person
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néíłchǫǫh
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ńdeiłchǫǫh
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| 4th person
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ńjíłchǫǫh
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ńdajiłchǫǫh
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| optative
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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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wóshchǫǫh
|
woolchǫǫh
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daoolchǫǫh
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| 2nd person
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wóółchǫǫh
|
woołchǫǫh
|
daoołchǫǫh
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| 3rd person
|
yółchǫǫh
|
dayółchǫǫh
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| 4th person
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jółchǫǫh
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dajółchǫǫh
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Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -chǫǫh
- PERFECTIVE: -chǫʼ
- FUTURE: -chǫǫł
- ITERATIVE: -chǫǫh
- OPTATIVE: -chǫǫh