yiłbéézh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -béézh (conclusive imperfective stem of root -BÉÉZH, “to boil”).

Verb

yiłbéézh (transitive)

1. he/she is boiling it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).

imperfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishbéézh	yiilbéézh	deiilbéézh
2nd person	niłbéézh	wołbéézh	daałbéézh
3rd person	yiłbéézh		deiłbéézh
4th person	jiłbéézh		dajiłbéézh

perfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shéłbéézh	shiilbéézh	dashiilbéézh
2nd person	shíníłbéézh	shoołbéézh	dashoołbéézh
3rd person	yishbéézh		deishbéézh
4th person	jishbéézh		dajishbéézh

future	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshbish	diilbish	dadiilbish
2nd person	dííłbish	doołbish	dadoołbish
3rd person	yidoołbish		deidoołbish
4th person	jidoołbish		dazhdoołbish

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -béézh
• PERFECTIVE: -béézh
• FUTURE: -bish
• ITERATIVE: -bish
• OPTATIVE: -béézh

Related terms

• yibéézh (“it boils”, intransitive)
• yilbéézh (“it is being boiled”, passive-agentive)