yitsʼiʼ
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tsʼiʼ (repetitive imperfective stem of root -TSʼIʼ, “to pinch”).
Verb
yitsʼiʼ
- he/she is plucking it, pulling out parts of it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Repetitive (Ø/yi).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yistsʼiʼ | yiitsʼiʼ | deiitsʼiʼ |
2nd person | nitsʼiʼ | wohtsʼiʼ | daahtsʼiʼ |
3rd person | yitsʼiʼ | deitsʼiʼ | |
4th person | jitsʼiʼ | dajitsʼiʼ |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yítsʼiʼ | yiitsʼiʼ | deiitsʼiʼ |
2nd person | yínítsʼiʼ | wootsʼiʼ | daootsʼiʼ |
3rd person | yiyíítsʼiʼ | dayíítsʼiʼ | |
4th person | jíítsʼiʼ | dajíítsʼiʼ |