yishood
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -zhood (imperfective stem of root -ZHÓÓD, “a bulky object moves, slides”).
Verb
yishood
- he/she is dragging it somewhere
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishood | yiilzhood | deiilzhood |
| 2nd person | nishood | wohshood | daahshood |
| 3rd person | yishood | deishood | |
| 4th person | jishood | dajishood | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíshóód | yiilzhóód | dashiilzhóód |
| 2nd person | yíníshóód | wooshóód | dashooshóód |
| 3rd person | yiyííshóód | deishóód | |
| 4th person | jííshóód | dajishóód | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -ł-zhood = -shood
- PERFECTIVE: -ł-zhóód = -shóód
- FUTURE: -ł-zhoł = -shoł
- ITERATIVE: -ł-zhoʼ = -shoʼ
- OPTATIVE: -ł-zhood = -shood
Verb
- first-person singular imperfective form of yishood