áyóʼní
Navajo
Etymology
ʼá- (“thus”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ó- (“directed at”, combining form of yíní- in the 3rd person) + -d- (classifier) + -ní (neuter imperfective stem of root -NIID, “to desire, to love”)
Verb
áyóʼní
- he/she loves it
- Ayóí ánóshʼní. ― I love you.
- Ayóí áshííníʼní. ― You love me.
- Ayóí ádóʼní. ― He loves himself. He is stuck up.
- Ayóí ádeíníiʼní. ― We love him.
- Ayói ádanííníiʼní. ― We love you.
Usage notes
This verb is used together with ayóí or ayóó.This is a neuter verb. As such, it is only used in the imperfective.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (Ø).
NEUTER IMP | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | óoshʼní, ííníshʼní | ííníiʼní | ádeíníiʼní |
2nd person | ííníʼní | íínóhʼní | ádeínóhʼní |
3rd person | áyóʼní | ádayóʼní | |
4th person | ájóʼní | ádajóʼní |
See also: ayóóʼáyóʼní