yiłtʼááh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tʼááh (imperfective stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”).
Verb
[edit]yiłtʼááh
- he/she is flying it somewhere
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishtʼááh | yiiltʼááh | deiiltʼááh |
| 2nd person | niłtʼááh | wołtʼááh | daałtʼááh |
| 3rd person | yiłtʼááh | deiłtʼááh | |
| 4th person | jiłtʼááh | dajiłtʼááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíłtʼaʼ | yiiltʼaʼ | dasiiltʼaʼ |
| 2nd person | yíníłtʼaʼ | woołtʼaʼ | dasoołtʼaʼ |
| 3rd person | yiyííłtʼaʼ | deistʼaʼ | |
| 4th person | jííłtʼaʼ | dajistʼaʼ | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼááh
- PERFECTIVE: -tʼaʼ
- FUTURE: -tʼah
- ITERATIVE: -tʼah
- OPTATIVE: -tʼááh