yiyiiłgááh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (transitional) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -gááh (transitional imperfective stem of root -GAII, “to be white”).
Verb
yiyiiłgááh (transitive)
- he/she is turning it white, he/she is whitening it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiishgááh | yiilgááh | deiilgááh |
| 2nd person | yiiłgááh | woołgááh | daoołgááh |
| 3rd person | yiyiiłgááh | dayiiłgááh | |
| 4th person | jiiłgááh | dajiiłgááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiiłgaii | yiilgaii | deiilgaii |
| 2nd person | yiniłgaii | woołgaii | daoołgaii |
| 3rd person | yiyiiłgaii | dayiiłgaii | |
| 4th person | jiiłgaii | dajiiłgaii | |