yigháázh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -gháázh (repetitive imperfective stem of root -GHÁÁZH, “to gnaw”).
Verb
yigháázh
- he/she is nibbling or gnawing on it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Repetitive (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishháázh | yiigáázh | deiigáázh |
| 2nd person | nigháázh | wohháázh | daahháázh |
| 3rd person | yigháázh | deigháázh | |
| 4th person | jigháázh | dajigháázh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yígháázh | yiigáázh | deiigáázh |
| 2nd person | yínígháázh | woogháázh | daoogháázh |
| 3rd person | yiyíígháázh | dayíígháázh | |
| 4th person | jíígháázh | dajíígháázh | |