haikʼę́ę́h
Navajo
Etymology
ha- (“up out”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -kʼę́ę́h (imperfective stem of root -KʼĘĘʼ, “to cut”).
Verb
haikʼę́ę́h
- he/she is cutting a notch in it, cutting a piece out.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | haashkʼę́ę́h | haiikʼę́ę́h | hadeiikʼę́ę́h |
| 2nd person | hanikʼę́ę́h | haahkʼę́ę́h | hadaahkʼę́ę́h |
| 3rd person | haikʼę́ę́h | hadeikʼę́ę́h | |
| 4th person | hajikʼę́ę́h | hadajikʼę́ę́h | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | háákʼęęʼ | haiikʼęęʼ | hadasiikʼęęʼ |
| 2nd person | háíníkʼęęʼ | haookʼęęʼ | hadasookʼęęʼ |
| 3rd person | hayííkʼęęʼ | hadeizkʼęęʼ | |
| 4th person | hajííkʼęęʼ | hadajizkʼęęʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | hadeeshkʼęh | hadiikʼęh | hadadiikʼęh |
| 2nd person | hadííkʼęh | hadoohkʼęh | hadadoohkʼęh |
| 3rd person | haidookʼęh | hadeidookʼęh | |
| 4th person | hazhdookʼęh | hadazhdookʼęh | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -kʼęh
- OPTATIVE: -kʼę́ę́h
Related terms
- yikʼęęh
- yikʼį́į́h