yimáás
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -máás (imperfective stem of root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).
Verb
[edit]yimáás (intransitive)
- he/she is rolling
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yismáás | yiiʼmáás | deiiʼmáás |
| 2nd person | nimáás | wohmáás | daahmáás |
| 3rd person | yimáás | daamáás | |
| 4th person | jimáás | dajimáás | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yímááz | yiiʼmááz | dasiiʼmááz |
| 2nd person | yínímááz | woomááz | dasoomááz |
| 3rd person | yímááz | daazmááz | |
| 4th person | jíímááz | dajizmááz | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -máás
- PERFECTIVE: -mááz
- FUTURE: -mas
- ITERATIVE: -mas
- OPTATIVE: -máás