yiłnááh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -nááh (imperfective stem of root -NÁ, “to capture”).
Verb
[edit]yiłnááh (transitive)
- he/she is capturing him/her
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishnááh | yiilnááh | deiilnááh |
| 2nd person | niłnááh | wołnááh | daałnááh |
| 3rd person | yiłnááh | deiłnááh | |
| 4th person | jiłnááh | dajiłnááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | séłná | siilná | dasiilná |
| 2nd person | síníłná | soołná | dasoołná |
| 3rd person | yisná | deisná | |
| 4th person | jisná | dajisná | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshnááł | diilnááł | dadiilnááł |
| 2nd person | dííłnááł | doołnááł | dadoołnááł |
| 3rd person | yidoołnááł | deidoołnááł | |
| 4th person | jidoołnááł | dazhdoołnááł | |