yiníłʼį́
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ní- (thematic) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ʼį́ (durative stem of root -ʼĮ́Į́ʼ, “to look”).
Verb
yiníłʼį́
- he/she/it looks at it, takes a look at it, inspects it, examines it
- Shá yiníłʼį́. ― He checks on it for me.
- Shá nílʼį́. ― (passive) I display it, I have it checked (lit. it is looked at for me).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | níshʼį́ | níilʼį́ | daníilʼį́ |
| 2nd person | níníłʼį́ | nółʼį́ | danółʼį́ |
| 3rd person | yiníłʼį́ | deiníłʼį́ | |
| 4th person | jiníłʼį́ | dazhníłʼį́ | |
| Unspecified | — | Passive A | Passive B |
| Spatial | — | nílʼį́ | bidiʼnílʼį́ |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nééłʼį́į́ʼ | níilʼį́į́ʼ | daníilʼį́į́ʼ |
| 2nd person | níníłʼį́į́ʼ | nóołʼį́į́ʼ | danóołʼį́į́ʼ |
| 3rd person | yinééłʼį́į́ʼ | deinééłʼį́į́ʼ | |
| 4th person | jinééłʼį́į́ʼ | dazhnééłʼį́į́ʼ | |
| Unspecified | — | Passive A | Passive B |
| Spatial | — | néélʼį́į́ʼ | bidiʼnéélʼį́į́ʼ |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dínéeshʼįįł | díníilʼįįł | dadíníilʼįįł |
| 2nd person | dínííłʼįįł | dínóołʼįįł | dadínóołʼįįł |
| 3rd person | yidínóołʼįįł | deidínóołʼįįł | |
| 4th person | jidínóołʼįįł | dazhdínóołʼįįł | |