yighaas
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -ghaas (imperfective stem of root -GHAZ, “to scratch”).
Verb
yighaas (transitive)
- (with tsiih) he/she is scratching it, ripping it, giving it a scratch into its flesh
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yisxaas | yiigaas | deiigaas |
2nd person | nighaas | wohhaas | daahhaas |
3rd person | yighaas | deighaas | |
4th person | jighaas | dajighaas |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yíghaz | yiigaz | deiigaz |
2nd person | yíníghaz | wooghaz | daooghaz |
3rd person | yiyííghaz | dayííghaz | |
4th person | jííghaz | dajííghaz |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -ghaas
- PERFECTIVE: -ghaz
- FUTURE: -ghas
- ITERATIVE: -gas
- OPTATIVE: -ghaas