yilʼaah

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, reflexive) + -ʼaah (imperfective stem of root -ʼAʼ, “to send, to order”).

Verb

yilʼaah

1. (with áchʼįʼ ) he/she is bringing it on himself/herself, incurring it, incurring his/her/their actions

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishʼaah	yiilʼaah	deiilʼaah
2nd person	nilʼaah	wołʼaah	daałʼaah
3rd person	yilʼaah		deilʼaah
4th person	jilʼaah		dajilʼaah

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishʼaad	yiilʼaad	deiilʼaad
2nd person	yínílʼaad	woołʼaad	daoołʼaad
3rd person	yoolʼaad		dayoolʼaad
4th person	joolʼaad		dajoolʼaad

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshʼaał	diilʼaał	dadiilʼaał
2nd person	díílʼaał	doołʼaał	dadoołʼaał
3rd person	yidoolʼaał		deidoolʼaał
4th person	jidoolʼaał		dazhdoolʼaał

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -ʼaah
• OPTATIVE: -ʼaał

Related terms

• yiłʼá