iiłtʼeʼ
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (“away”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tʼeʼ (imperfective stem of root -TʼEʼ, “ to propel a slender stiff object [SSO] or an animate object [AnO]”).
Verb
iiłtʼeʼ
- he/she is throwing it (a stick-like object or an animate object) out of sight
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iishtʼeʼ | iiltʼeʼ | adeiiltʼeʼ |
| 2nd person | aniłtʼeʼ | oołtʼeʼ | adaałtʼeʼ |
| 3rd person | iiłtʼeʼ | adeiłtʼeʼ | |
| 4th person | ajiłtʼeʼ | adajiłtʼeʼ | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ííłtʼeʼ | iiltʼeʼ | adasiiltʼeʼ |
| 2nd person | ííníłtʼeʼ | oołtʼeʼ | adasoołtʼeʼ |
| 3rd person | ayííłtʼeʼ | adeistʼeʼ | |
| 4th person | ajííłtʼeʼ | adajistʼeʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeeshtʼeeł | adiiltʼeeł | adadiiltʼeeł |
| 2nd person | adííłtʼeeł | adoołtʼeeł | adadoołtʼeeł |
| 3rd person | iidoołtʼeeł | adeidoołtʼeeł | |
| 4th person | azhdoołtʼeeł | adazhdoołtʼeeł | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -tʼeeh
- OPTATIVE: -tʼeʼ
Related terms
- yiłtʼeʼ