yidiiłtłʼíísh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (“color”) + -yi- (transitional) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tłʼíísh (imperfective stem of root -TŁʼIIZH, “to be blue”).

Verb

yidiiłtłʼíísh

1. he/she is turning it green, blue

Conjugation

Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	diishtłʼíísh	diiltłʼíísh	dadiiltłʼíísh
2nd person	diiłtłʼíísh	doołtłʼíísh	dadoołtłʼíísh
3rd person	yidiiłtłʼíísh		deidiiłtłʼíísh
4th person	jidiiłtłʼíísh		dazhdiiłtłʼíísh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	diiłtłʼiizh	diiltłʼiizh	dadiiltłʼiizh
2nd person	diniłtłʼiizh	doołtłʼiizh	dadoołtłʼiizh
3rd person	yidiiłtłʼiizh		deidiiłtłʼiizh
4th person	jidiiłtłʼiizh		dazhdiiłtłʼiizh