yidziih
Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -dziih (imperfective stem of root -DZÍÍʼ, “to remain”).
Verb
yidziih
- (intransitive) he/she has survived, remains, is left
- (transitive) he/she has left, remaining
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yisdziih | yiidziih | deiidziih |
| 2nd person | nidziih | wohdziih | daahdziih |
| 3rd person | yidziih | — | |
| 4th person | jidziih | dajidziih | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yisdzííʼ | yiidzííʼ | deiidzííʼ |
| 2nd person | yínídzííʼ | woohdzííʼ | daoohdzííʼ |
| 3rd person | yidzííʼ / yoodzííʼ (?) | — | |
| 4th person | joodzííʼ | dajoodzííʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deesdzih | diidzih | dadiidzih |
| 2nd person | díídzih | doohdzih | dadoohdzih |
| 3rd person | — | — | |
| 4th person | jidoodzih | dazhdoodzih | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -dziih
- PERFECTIVE: -dzííʼ
- FUTURE: -dzih
- ITERATIVE: -dzih
- OPTATIVE: -dziih