yiłjįzh
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -jįzh (imperfective stem of root -JĮZH, “to crush”).
Verb
[edit]yiłjįzh
- he/she is crushing, crumpling, or flattening it
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishjįzh | yiiljįzh | deiiljįzh |
| 2nd person | niłjįzh | wołjįzh | daałjįzh |
| 3rd person | yiłjįzh | deiłjįzh | |
| 4th person | jiłjįzh | dajiłjįzh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shéłjįzh | shiiljįzh | dashiiljįzh |
| 2nd person | shíníłjįzh | shoołjįzh | dashoołjįzh |
| 3rd person | yishjįzh | deishjįzh | |
| 4th person | jishjįzh | dajishjįzh | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshjįsh | diiljįsh | dadiiljįsh |
| 2nd person | dííłjįsh | doołjįsh | dadoołjįsh |
| 3rd person | yidoołjįsh | deidoołjįsh | |
| 4th person | jidoołjįsh | dazhdoołjįsh | |