yiizįįh
Navajo
Etymology
yi- (transitional) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -zįįh (imperfective stem of root -ZĮʼ, “to stand”).
Verb
yiizįįh
- he/she is standing up (rising from a sitting or lying position)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiisįįh | yiidzįįh | deiidzįįh |
| 2nd person | yiizįįh | woohsįįh | daoohsįįh |
| 3rd person | yiizįįh | dayiizįįh | |
| 4th person | jiizįįh | dajiizįįh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiizįʼ | yiidzįʼ | deiidzįʼ |
| 2nd person | yinizįʼ | woozįʼ | daoozįʼ |
| 3rd person | yiizįʼ | deizįʼ | |
| 4th person | jiizįʼ | dajiizįʼ | |
Related terms
- sizį́ (“he/she is standing”)