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