yitsid
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tsid (repetitive imperfective stem of root -TSEED, “to pound, to kill plural objects”).
Verb
yitsid
- he/she is pounding it, hammering it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Repetitive (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yistsid | yiitsid | deiitsid |
| 2nd person | nitsid | wohtsid | daahtsid |
| 3rd person | yitsid | deitsid | |
| 4th person | jitsid | dajitsid | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yítseed | yiitseed | deiitseed |
| 2nd person | yínítseed | wootseed | daootseed |
| 3rd person | yiyíítseed | dayíítseed | |
| 4th person | jíítseed | dajíítseed | |