yiłchʼal
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -chʼal (durative imperfective stem of root -CHʼAL, “to lap”).
Verb
yiłchʼal
- he/she is lapping it up
Usage notes
Not commonly used outside of the third person.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishchʼal | yiilchʼal | deiilchʼal |
| 2nd person | niłchʼal | wołchʼal | daałchʼal |
| 3rd person | yiłchʼal | deiłchʼal | |
| 4th person | jiłchʼal | dajiłchʼal | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíłchʼal | yiilchʼal | deiilchʼal |
| 2nd person | yíníłchʼal | woołchʼal | daoołchʼal |
| 3rd person | yiyííłchʼal | dayííłchʼal | |
| 4th person | jííłchʼal | dajííłchʼal | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshchʼał | diilchʼał | dadiilchʼał |
| 2nd person | dííłchʼał | doołchʼał | dadoołchʼał |
| 3rd person | yidoołchʼał | deidoołchʼał | |
| 4th person | jidoołchʼał | dazhdoołchʼał | |