yishóósh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -zhóósh (imperfective stem of root ZHOOZH, “a profusion of objects streams”).
Verb
yishóósh
- he/she is stuffing it (into) somewhere
- he/she is dumping it somewhere
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishóósh | yiilzhóósh | deiilzhóósh |
| 2nd person | nishóósh | wohshóósh | daahshóósh |
| 3rd person | yishóósh | deishóósh | |
| 4th person | jishóósh | dajishóósh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíshoozh | yiilzhoozh | deiilzhoozh |
| 2nd person | yíníshoozh | wooshoozh | daooshoozh |
| 3rd person | yiyííshoozh | dayííshoozh | |
| 4th person | jííshoozh | dajííshoozh | |
Verb
- first-person singular imperfective of yishóósh