iizą́
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -hi- (seriative) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -zą́ (durative imperfective stem of root -ZĄ́Ą́ʼ, “beat oneʼs wife”).
Verb
iizą́
- he/she is beating his/her spouse
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | iisą́ | ayiidzą́ | daʼayiidzą́ |
2nd person | iyízą́ | ayohsą́ | daʼayohsą́ |
3rd person | iizą́ | daʼiizą́ | |
4th person | ajiizą́ | daʼjiizą́ |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | ayíízą́ą́ʼ | ayiidzą́ą́ʼ | daʼayiidzą́ą́ʼ |
2nd person | ayíínízą́ą́ʼ | ayoozą́ą́ʼ | daʼayoozą́ą́ʼ |
3rd person | ayíízą́ą́ʼ | daʼayíízą́ą́ʼ | |
4th person | ajiyíízą́ą́ʼ | daʼjiyíízą́ą́ʼ |
Related terms
- iizáanii