yighą́
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -ghą́ (imperfective stem of root -GHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to kill 2+ objects”).
Verb
yighą́
- he/she is killing them
Usage notes
This verb refers strictly to the killing of two or more objects. For single objects, use the verb yiyiiłhé instead.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishhą́ | yiigą́ | deiigą́ |
| 2nd person | nighą́ | wohhą́ | daahhą́ |
| 3rd person | yighą́ | deighą́ | |
| 4th person | jighą́ | dajighą́ | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíghą́ą́ʼ | yiigą́ą́ʼ | deiigą́ą́ʼ |
| 2nd person | yíníghą́ą́ʼ | wooghą́ą́ʼ | daooghą́ą́ʼ |
| 3rd person | yiyííghą́ą́ʼ | dayííghą́ą́ʼ | |
| 4th person | jííghą́ą́ʼ | dajííghą́ą́ʼ | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -ghą́
- PERFECTIVE: -ghą́ą́ʼ
- FUTURE: -ghą́ą́ł
- ITERATIVE: -ghą́ą́h
- OPTATIVE: -ghą́ą́ʼ