yíʼnééh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -NAʼ, “to crawl”).
Verb
yíʼnééh
- he/she/it arrives, comes crawling to a destination
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishʼnééh | niiʼnééh | daniiʼnééh |
| 2nd person | níʼnééh | nohʼnééh | danohʼnééh |
| 3rd person | yíʼnééh | deíʼnééh | |
| 4th person | jíʼnééh | dajíʼnééh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishʼnaʼ | niiʼnaʼ | daniiʼnaʼ |
| 2nd person | yíníʼnaʼ | noohʼnaʼ | danoohʼnaʼ |
| 3rd person | yíʼnaʼ | daasʼnaʼ | |
| 4th person | jíʼnaʼ | dajisʼnaʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshʼnah | diiʼnah | dadiiʼnah |
| 2nd person | dííʼnah | doohʼnah | dadoohʼnah |
| 3rd person | dooʼnah | dadooʼnah | |
| 4th person | jidooʼnah | dazhdooʼnah | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -nah
- OPTATIVE: -nééh
Related terms
- chʼéʼnééh
- diʼnééh
- haaʼnééh
- hiʼnééh
- iiʼnééh
- kʼéʼnééh
- naaʼnaʼ
- yiʼnah
- yiʼnééh
- yisdáháʼnééh
- yisdáʼnééh