yiłchozh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -chozh (durative imperfective stem of root -CHOZH, “to eat a leafy object”).
Verb
yiłchozh
- he/she is chewing it (something flat or leafy)
- he/she is eating it (something flat or leafy)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishchozh | yiilchozh | deiilchozh |
| 2nd person | niłchozh | wołchozh | daałchozh |
| 3rd person | yiłchozh | deiłchozh | |
| 4th person | jiłchozh | dajiłchozh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíłchozh | yiilchozh | deiilchozh |
| 2nd person | yíníłchozh | woołchozh | daoołchozh |
| 3rd person | yiyííłchozh | dayííłchozh | |
| 4th person | jííłchozh | dajííłchozh | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshchosh | diilchosh | dadiilchosh |
| 2nd person | dííłchosh | doołchosh | dadoołchosh |
| 3rd person | yidoołchosh | deidoołchosh | |
| 4th person | jidoołchosh | dazhdoołchosh | |
See also
- yidlą́ (liquid)
- yiʼaał (hard)
- yildeeł (plural)
- yilghał (meat)
- yilkeed (chunky)
- yiłchozh (leafy)
- yiłtsʼééh (mushy)