yijeeh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -jeeh (imperfective stem of root -JÉÉʼ, “to adhere, to stick”).

Verb

yijeeh

1. he/she/it is greasing it, coating it, putting something thick on it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishjeeh	yiijeeh	deiijeeh
2nd person	nijeeh	wohjeeh	daahjeeh
3rd person	yijeeh		deijeeh
4th person	jijeeh		dajijeeh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shéjééʼ	shiijééʼ	dashiijééʼ
2nd person	shíníjééʼ	shoojééʼ	dashoojééʼ
3rd person	yizhjééʼ		deizhjééʼ
4th person	jizhjééʼ		dajizhjééʼ

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshjah	diijah	dadiijah
2nd person	dííjah	doohjah	dadoohjah
3rd person	yidoojah		deidoojah
4th person	jidoojah		dazhdoojah

ITERATIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	náshjah	néiijah	ńdeiijah
2nd person	náníjah	náhjah	ńdaahjah
3rd person	néíjah		ńdeijah
4th person	ńjíjah		ńdajijah

OPTATIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	wóshjeeh	woojeeh	daoojeeh
2nd person	wóójeeh	woohjeeh	daoohjeeh
3rd person	yójeeh		dayójeeh
4th person	jójeeh		dajójeeh

Related terms

• bidádinishjeeh
• bídiijeeh
• dijééʼ
• jeeh

See also

• yiłtłah