yiłtʼééh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tʼééh (imperfective stem of root -TʼIʼ, “a slender flexible object extends”).
Verb
yiłtʼééh
- he/she is running it (something relatively long and thin) somewhere, extending it somewhere
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishtʼééh | yiiltʼééh | deiiltʼééh |
| 2nd person | niłtʼééh | wołtʼééh | daałtʼééh |
| 3rd person | yiłtʼééh | deiłtʼééh | |
| 4th person | jiłtʼééh | dajiłtʼééh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíłtʼiʼ | yiiltʼiʼ | dasiiltʼiʼ |
| 2nd person | yíníłtʼiʼ | woołtʼiʼ | dasoołtʼiʼ |
| 3rd person | yiyííłtʼiʼ | deistʼiʼ | |
| 4th person | jííłtʼiʼ | dajistʼiʼ | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼééh
- PERFECTIVE: -tʼiʼ
- FUTURE: -tʼih
- ITERATIVE: -tʼih
- OPTATIVE: -tʼééh