iizhííd
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (“away”) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -zhííd (imperfective stem of root -ZHIL, “to breathe”).
Verb
iizhííd
- he/she is breathing in, inhaling, gasping
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
The imperfective has an alternative form using the stem -zhííł.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iishííd | iijííd | adeiijííd |
| 2nd person | anizhííd | oohshííd | adaahshííd |
| 3rd person | iizhííd | adaazhííd | |
| 4th person | ajizhííd | adajizhííd | |
| IMPERFECTIVE 2 | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iishííł | iijííł | adeiijííł |
| 2nd person | anizhííł | oohshííł | adaahshííł |
| 3rd person | iizhííł | adaazhííł | |
| 4th person | ajizhííł | adajizhííł | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | íízhil | iijil | adashiijil |
| 2nd person | íínízhil | oozhil | adashoozhil |
| 3rd person | íízhil | adaazhil | |
| 4th person | ajíízhil | adajizhil | |
See also
- iidziih