yitłʼin
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tłʼin (conclusive imperfective stem of root -TŁʼIN, “to pile”).
Verb
yitłʼin
- he/she is stacking it/them, piling it/them up
Conjugation
Paradigm: Conclusive (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishtłʼin | yiitłʼin | deiitłʼin |
| 2nd person | nitłʼin | wohtłʼin | daahtłʼin |
| 3rd person | yitłʼin | deitłʼin | |
| 4th person | jitłʼin | dajitłʼin | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sétłʼin | siitłʼin | dasiitłʼin |
| 2nd person | sínítłʼin | sootłʼin | dasootłʼin |
| 3rd person | yiztłʼin | deiztłʼin | |
| 4th person | jiztłʼin | dajiztłʼin | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshtłʼį́į́ł | diitłʼį́į́ł | dadiitłʼį́į́ł |
| 2nd person | díítłʼį́į́ł | doohtłʼį́į́ł | dadoohtłʼį́į́ł |
| 3rd person | yidootłʼį́į́ł | deidootłʼį́į́ł | |
| 4th person | jidootłʼį́į́ł | dazhdootłʼį́į́ł | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -tłʼin
- PERFECTIVE: -tłʼin
- FUTURE: -tłʼį́į́ł