łíícháázh
Navajo
Etymology
łí- (“extort”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -cháázh (imperfective stem of root -CHÁÁZH, “to defraud”).
Verb
łíícháázh
- he/she is cheating him/her, defrauding him/her, exploiting him/her
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | łíshcháázh | łíicháázh | łídeiicháázh |
| 2nd person | łínícháázh | łóhcháázh | łídaahcháázh |
| 3rd person | łíícháázh | łídeicháázh | |
| 4th person | łíjícháázh | łídajicháázh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | łíshécháázh | łíshiicháázh | łídashiicháázh |
| 2nd person | łíshínícháázh | łíshoocháázh | łídashoocháázh |
| 3rd person | łííshcháázh | łídeishcháázh | |
| 4th person | łíjíshcháázh | łídajishcháázh | |