yitʼood
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -tʼood (imperfective stem of root -TʼÓÓD, “to wipe”).
Verb
yitʼood
- he/she is wiping it, dusting it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishtʼood | yiitʼood | deiitʼood |
| 2nd person | nitʼood | wohtʼood | daahtʼood |
| 3rd person | yitʼood | deitʼood | |
| 4th person | jitʼood | dajitʼood | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yítʼóód | yiitʼóód | deiitʼóód |
| 2nd person | yínítʼóód | wootʼóód | daootʼóód |
| 3rd person | yiyíítʼóód | dayíítʼóód | |
| 4th person | jíítʼóód | dajíítʼóód | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshtʼoł | diitʼoł | dadiitʼoł |
| 2nd person | díítʼoł | doohtʼoł | dadoohtʼoł |
| 3rd person | yidootʼoł | deidootʼoł | |
| 4th person | jidootʼoł | dazhdootʼoł | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼood
- PERFECTIVE: -tʼóód
- FUTURE: -tʼoł