yilchʼął
See also: yílchʼął
Navajo
Etymology
yi- (progressive) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, detransitive/anticausative) + -chʼął (progressive stem of root -CHʼĄ́Ą́L, “to move suspended”).
Verb
yilchʼął
- (with adah, bidah, or hadah) he/she/it is in the process of moving downward hanging by a handle, string, or cord
Usage notes
This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Progressive (yi).
PROGRESSIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yishchʼął | yiilchʼął | deíníilchʼąął |
2nd person | yílchʼął | wołchʼął | deínółchʼąął |
3rd person | yilchʼął | deílchʼąął | |
4th person | joolchʼął | dajílchʼąął |
Related terms
- chʼííłchʼąął
- dilchʼąął
- haiłchʼąął
- iiłchʼąął
- naalchʼąął
- neiłchʼąął
- yidiłchʼąął
- yilchʼąął
- yíłchʼąął
- yoołchʼął