yízííd
See also: yizííd
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zííd (imperfective stem of root -ZIID, “to pour”).
Verb
[edit]yízííd
- he/she is pouring it
- Gohwééh shaa nízííd yaʼ? ― Would you pour me some coffee?
- Lą́ʼąąʼ, łaʼ naa nisííd. ― Okay, I'll pour you some.
- Náníbaaʼ tó łaʼ shaa yízííd. ― Nanibaa is pouring me some water.
Usage notes
[edit]This form cannot be used alone. It requires an indirect object in the form of the postposition shaa, naa, baa. The postposition and verb are frequently written as one word: baayízííd, etc. The simple verb that means pour it is yayiizííd, which may be used with the postposition shá, ná, bá if needed.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZIID (pour)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs undergoing partial da-shift
- Navajo verbs in the momentaneous (ni/ni) aspect