yiłtsʼééh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsʼééh (durative imperfective stem of root -TSʼEEʼ, “to eat a mushy object”).
Verb
yiłtsʼééh
- he/she is chewing it (something mushy)
- he/she is eating it (something mushy)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yistsʼééh | yiiltsʼééh | deiiltsʼééh |
| 2nd person | niłtsʼééh | wołtsʼééh | daałtsʼééh |
| 3rd person | yiłtsʼééh | deiłtsʼééh | |
| 4th person | jiłtsʼééh | dajiłtsʼééh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíłtsʼeeʼ | yiiltsʼeeʼ | deiiltsʼeeʼ |
| 2nd person | yíníłtsʼeeʼ | woołtsʼeeʼ | daoołtsʼeeʼ |
| 3rd person | yiyííłtsʼeeʼ | dayííłtsʼeeʼ | |
| 4th person | jííłtsʼeeʼ | dajííłtsʼeeʼ | |
See also
- yidlą́ (liquid)
- yiʼaał (hard)
- yildeeł (plural)
- yilghał (meat)
- yilkeed (chunky)
- yiłchozh (leafy)
- yiłtsʼééh (mushy)