yitseeł
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tseeł (imperfective stem of root -TSÉÉL, “to chop”).
Verb
yitseeł
- he/she is chopping it (as with an axe), hewing it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Repetitive (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yistseeł | yiitseeł | deiitseeł |
| 2nd person | nitseeł | wohtseeł | daahtseeł |
| 3rd person | yitseeł | deitseeł | |
| 4th person | jitseeł | dajitseeł | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yítséél | yiitséél | deiitséél |
| 2nd person | yínítséél | wootséél | daootséél |
| 3rd person | yiyíítséél | dayíítséél | |
| 4th person | jíítséél | dajíítséél | |