yiłtʼood
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tʼood (imperfective stem of root -TʼÓÓD, “to suck”).
Verb
[edit]yiłtʼood
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishtʼood | yiiltʼood | deiiltʼood |
| 2nd person | niłtʼood | wołtʼood | daałtʼood |
| 3rd person | yiłtʼood | deiłtʼood | |
| 4th person | jiłtʼood | dajiłtʼood | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíłtʼóód | yiiltʼóód | dasiiltʼóód |
| 2nd person | yíníłtʼóód | woołtʼóód | dasoołtʼóód |
| 3rd person | yiyííłtʼóód | deistʼóód | |
| 4th person | jííłtʼóód | dajistʼóód | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼood
- PERFECTIVE: -tʼóód
- FUTURE: -tʼoł
- ITERATIVE: -tʼoʼ
- OPTATIVE: -tʼood