yiltłʼééh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -tłʼééh (imperfective stem of root -TŁʼÁ, “to trot”).
Verb
yiltłʼééh
- he/she/it is trotting somewhere, jogging somewhere
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishtłʼééh | yiiltłʼééh | deiiltłʼééh |
| 2nd person | niltłʼééh | wołtłʼééh | daałtłʼééh |
| 3rd person | yiltłʼééh | daaltłʼééh | |
| 4th person | jiltłʼééh | dajiltłʼééh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishtłʼá | yiiltłʼá | dasiiltłʼá |
| 2nd person | yíníltłʼá | woołtłʼá | dasoołtłʼá |
| 3rd person | yiltłʼá | daastłʼá | |
| 4th person | jooltłʼá | dajistłʼá | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshtłʼééł | diiltłʼééł | dadiiltłʼééł |
| 2nd person | dííltłʼééł | doołtłʼééł | dadoołtłʼééł |
| 3rd person | dooltłʼééł | dadooltłʼééł | |
| 4th person | jidooltłʼééł | dazhdooltłʼééł | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -tłʼééh
- PERFECTIVE: -tłʼá
- FUTURE: -tłʼééł
- ITERATIVE: -tłʼééh
- OPTATIVE: -tłʼééł