yiniʼįįh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ni- (thematic) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -ʼįįh (conclusive imperfective stem of root -ʼĮ́Į́ʼ, “to steal”).
Verb
yiniʼįįh
- he/she is stealing it, steals them
Conjugation
Paradigm: Conclusive (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishʼįįh | niitʼįįh | daniitʼįįh |
| 2nd person | níʼįįh | nohʼįįh | danohʼįįh |
| 3rd person | yiniʼįįh | deiniʼįįh | |
| 4th person | jiniʼįįh | dazhniʼįįh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | néʼį́į́ʼ | neetʼį́į́ʼ | daneetʼį́į́ʼ |
| 2nd person | níníʼį́į́ʼ | sinooʼį́į́ʼ | dasinooʼį́į́ʼ |
| 3rd person | yineezʼį́į́ʼ | deineezʼį́į́ʼ | |
| 4th person | jineezʼį́į́ʼ | dazneezʼį́į́ʼ | |