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chʼéʼaash

chʼéʼaash

Navajo

Verb

chʼéʼaash

  1. they (2 actors) go out horizontally (as through a door), exit, leave.

Usage notes

The stem is used for going / walking in pairs. For individual movement, see chʼéghááh. For movement in groups of three or more, see chʼékááh.

Singular forms of this verb refer to one subject involved in a movement as a pair:

  • Bił chʼíníshʼáázhI went out with him.

Distributive plural forms refer to several people going in pairs independent one from another:

  • Ch'ídaniitʼáázhwe went out in pairs.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni)

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼíníshʼaash chʼíniitʼaash chʼídaniitʼaash
2nd person chʼíníʼaash chʼínóhʼaash chʼídanohʼaash
3rd person chʼéʼaash chʼídaaʼaash
4th person chʼíjíʼaash chʼídajiʼaash
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼíníʼáázh chʼíniitʼáázh chʼídaniitʼáázh
2nd person chʼííníʼáázh chʼínooʼáázh chʼídanooʼáázh
3rd person chʼíníʼáázh [Term?]
4th person [Term?] [Term?]
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person chʼídeeʼash chʼídiitʼash chʼídadiitʼash
2nd person chʼídííʼash chʼídooʼash chʼídadooʼash
3rd person chʼídooʼash chʼídadooʼash
4th person chʼízhdooʼash chʼídazhdooʼash