yiłchin
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -chin (imperfective stem of root -CHĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to smell”).
Verb
yiłchin
- he/she smells it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Conclusive (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishchin | yiilchin | deiilchin |
| 2nd person | niłchin | wołchin | daałchin |
| 3rd person | yiłchin | deiłchin | |
| 4th person | jiłchin | dajiłchin | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shéłchą́ą́ʼ | shiilchą́ą́ʼ | dashiilchą́ą́ʼ |
| 2nd person | shíníłchą́ą́ʼ | shoołchą́ą́ʼ | dashoołchą́ą́ʼ |
| 3rd person | yishchą́ą́ʼ | deishchą́ą́ʼ | |
| 4th person | jishchą́ą́ʼ | dajishchą́ą́ʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshchį́į́ł | diilchį́į́ł | dadiilchį́į́ł |
| 2nd person | dííłchį́į́ł | doołchį́į́ł | dadoołchį́į́ł |
| 3rd person | yidoołchį́į́ł | deidoołchį́į́ł | |
| 4th person | jidoołchį́į́ł | dazhdoołchį́į́ł | |
| ITERATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | náshchį́į́h | néiilchį́į́h | ńdeiilchį́į́h |
| 2nd person | náníłchį́į́h | náłchį́į́h | ńdaałchį́į́h |
| 3rd person | néíłchį́į́h | ńdeiłchį́į́h | |
| 4th person | ńjíłchį́į́h | ńdajiłchį́į́h | |
| OPTATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | wóshchą́ą́ʼ | woolchą́ą́ʼ | daoolchą́ą́ʼ |
| 2nd person | wóółchą́ą́ʼ | woołchą́ą́ʼ | daoołchą́ą́ʼ |
| 3rd person | yółchą́ą́ʼ | dayółchą́ą́ʼ | |
| 4th person | jółchą́ą́ʼ | dajółchą́ą́ʼ | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -chin
- PERFECTIVE: -chą́ą́ʼ
- FUTURE: -chį́į́ł
- ITERATIVE: -chį́į́h
- OPTATIVE: -chą́ą́ʼ
Related terms
- halchin