yiigááh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -gááh (transitional imperfective stem of root -GAII, “to be white”).
Verb
[edit]yiigááh (intransitive)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiishgááh | yiigááh | deiigááh |
| 2nd person | yiigááh | woohgááh | daoohgááh |
| 3rd person | yiigááh | dayiigááh | |
| 4th person | jiigááh | dajiigááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiigaii | yiigaii | deiigaii |
| 2nd person | yinigaii | woogaii | daoogaii |
| 3rd person | yiigaii | deigaii | |
| 4th person | jiigaii | dajiigaii | |
Verb
[edit]yiigááh
- second-person singular imperfective form of yiigááh
- first-person duoplural imperfective of yiigááh