yiłbaał
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -baał (imperfective stem of root -BAAL, “to hang curtainlike”).
Verb
[edit]yiłbaał
- (with dah) he/she places it up in position (as a curtain, a awning)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (si/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shishbaał | shiilbaał | dashiilbaał |
| 2nd person | síłbaał | sołbaał | dasołbaał |
| 3rd person | yiłbaał | deiłbaał | |
| 4th person | jiłbaał | dajiłbaał | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | séłbaal | siilbaal | dasiilbaal |
| 2nd person | síníłbaal | soołbaal | dasoołbaal |
| 3rd person | yisbaal | deisbaal | |
| 4th person | jisbaal | dajisbaal | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshbał | diilbał | dadiilbał |
| 2nd person | dííłbał | doołbał | dadoołbał |
| 3rd person | yidoołbał | deidoołbał | |
| 4th person | jidoołbał | dazhdoołbał | |