yinééh

Navajo

Etymology 1

y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -YAA, “to make”).

Verb

yinééh

1. he/she is doing, undergoing, going through (events); something is happening to him/her

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with some irregularities.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishnééh	yiiʼnééh	deiiʼnééh
2nd person	ninééh	wohnééh	daahnééh
3rd person	yinééh		daanééh
4th person	jinééh		dajinééh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yisdzaa	yiidzaa	deiidzaa
2nd person	yinidzaa	woohdzaa	daoohdzaa
3rd person	yidzaa		daadzaa
4th person	dzidzaa		dadzidzaa

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshnííł	diiʼnííł	dadiiʼnííł
2nd person	díínííł	doohnííł	dadoohnííł
3rd person	doonííł		dadoonííł
4th person	jidoonííł		dazhdoonííł

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -tʼįįh
• OPTATIVE: -neʼ

See also

• yitʼį́

Etymology 2

y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -NÁ, “to migrate”).

Verb

yinééh

1. (with biih) he/she is moving into it (a place to live)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishnééh	yiiʼnééh	deiiʼnééh
2nd person	ninééh	wohnééh	daahnééh
3rd person	yinééh		—
4th person	jinééh		dajinééh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíná	yiiʼná	dasiiʼná
2nd person	yíníná	wooná	dasooná
3rd person	—		—
4th person	jííná		dajizná

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshnééł	diiʼnééł	dadiiʼnééł
2nd person	díínééł	doohnééł	dadoohnééł
3rd person	—		—
4th person	jidoonééł		dazhdoonééł

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -ʼnééh
• OPTATIVE: -nééł