yeełtʼé

Navajo

Etymology

b- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -ee- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tʼé (neuter imperfective stem of root -TʼEʼ, “to be”).

Verb

yeełtʼé

1. he/she looks like him/her/it, resembles him/her/it

Usage notes

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective stem.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	binishtʼé	biniiltʼé	bidaniiltʼé
2nd person	biníłtʼé	binołtʼé	bidanołtʼé
3rd person	yeełtʼé / beełtʼé		yidaałtʼé
4th person	bijíłtʼé		bidajíłtʼé