yiłchʼil

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-chʼil (conclusive perfective stem of root -CHʼIL, “to curl”).

Verb[edit]

yiłchʼil (transitive)

  1. he/she is cooking it rare, is undercooking it

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishchʼil yiilchʼil deiilchʼil
2nd person niłchʼil wołchʼil daałchʼil
3rd person yiłchʼil deiłchʼil
4th person jiłchʼil dajiłchʼil
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person shéłchʼil shiilchʼil dashiilchʼil
2nd person shíníłchʼil shoołchʼil dashoołchʼil
3rd person yishchʼil deishchʼil
4th person jishchʼil dajishchʼil
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshchʼił diilchʼił dadiilchʼił
2nd person dííłchʼił doołchʼił dadoołchʼił
3rd person yidoołchʼił deidoołchʼił
4th person jidoołchʼił dazhdoołchʼił