yíʼeeł
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).
Verb
[edit]yíʼeeł
- he/she/it arrives, comes floating
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishʼeeł | niiʼeeł | daniiʼeeł |
| 2nd person | níʼeeł | nohʼeeł | danohʼeeł |
| 3rd person | yíʼeeł | deíʼeeł | |
| 4th person | jíʼeeł | dajíʼeeł | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -ʼeeł
- PERFECTIVE: -ʼéél
- FUTURE: -ʼoł
- ITERATIVE: -ʼoł
- OPTATIVE: -ʼeeł