yizǫ́ǫ́s

yizǫ́ǫ́s

See also: yízǫ́ǫ́s

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -zǫ́ǫ́s (imperfective stem of root -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z, “to pull, to tear”).

Verb

yizǫ́ǫ́s (transitive)

1. he/she is pulling it, dragging it

   taah yizǫ́ǫ́s ― to drag it into water

2. he/she is tearing it, ripping it

   tsiih yizǫ́ǫ́s ― to peel it (a banana), skin it (a rabbit), husk it (corn)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yisǫ́ǫ́s	yiidǫ́ǫ́s	deiidǫ́ǫ́s
2nd person	nizǫ́ǫ́s	wohsǫ́ǫ́s	daahsǫ́ǫ́s
3rd person	yizǫ́ǫ́s		deizǫ́ǫ́s
4th person	jizǫ́ǫ́s		dajizǫ́ǫ́s

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yízǫ́ǫ́z	yiidǫ́ǫ́z	deiidǫ́ǫ́z
2nd person	yínízǫ́ǫ́z	woozǫ́ǫ́z	daoozǫ́ǫ́z
3rd person	yiyíízǫ́ǫ́z		dayíízǫ́ǫ́z
4th person	jíízǫ́ǫ́z		dajíízǫ́ǫ́z

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -zǫ́ǫ́s
• PERFECTIVE: -zǫ́ǫ́z
• FUTURE: -zǫ́ǫ́s
• ITERATIVE: -dǫ́ǫ́s
• OPTATIVE: -zǫ́ǫ́s