yijeeh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -jeeh (imperfective stem of root -JÉÉʼ, “to adhere, to stick”).
Verb
yijeeh
- he/she/it is greasing it, coating it, putting something thick on it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Conclusive (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishjeeh | yiijeeh | deiijeeh |
| 2nd person | nijeeh | wohjeeh | daahjeeh |
| 3rd person | yijeeh | deijeeh | |
| 4th person | jijeeh | dajijeeh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shéjééʼ | shiijééʼ | dashiijééʼ |
| 2nd person | shíníjééʼ | shoojééʼ | dashoojééʼ |
| 3rd person | yizhjééʼ | deizhjééʼ | |
| 4th person | jizhjééʼ | dajizhjééʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshjah | diijah | dadiijah |
| 2nd person | dííjah | doohjah | dadoohjah |
| 3rd person | yidoojah | deidoojah | |
| 4th person | jidoojah | dazhdoojah | |
| ITERATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | náshjah | néiijah | ńdeiijah |
| 2nd person | náníjah | náhjah | ńdaahjah |
| 3rd person | néíjah | ńdeijah | |
| 4th person | ńjíjah | ńdajijah | |
| OPTATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | wóshjeeh | woojeeh | daoojeeh |
| 2nd person | wóójeeh | woohjeeh | daoohjeeh |
| 3rd person | yójeeh | dayójeeh | |
| 4th person | jójeeh | dajójeeh | |
Related terms
- bidádinishjeeh
- bídiijeeh
- dijééʼ
- jeeh
See also
- yiłtłah