yinaalnish
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]bi- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -na- (atelic, circuital) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, thematic) + -nish (continuative imperfective stem of root -NISH, “to work”).
Verb
[edit]yinaalnish
- he/she is working on it
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | binaashnish | bineiilnish | bindeiilnish |
| 2nd person | binanilnish | binaołnish | bindaołnish |
| 3rd person | yinaalnish | yindaalnish | |
| 4th person | binjilnish | bindajilnish | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | binishishnish | binishiilnish | bindashiilnish |
| 2nd person | binishínílnish | binishoołnish | bindashoołnish |
| 3rd person | yinaashnish | yindaashnish | |
| 4th person | binjishnish | bindajishnish | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bindeeshnish | bindiilnish | bindadiilnish |
| 2nd person | bindíílnish | bindoołnish | bindadoołnish |
| 3rd person | yindoolnish | yindadoolnish | |
| 4th person | binizhdoolnish | bindazhdoolnish | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -nish
- PERFECTIVE: -nish
- FUTURE: -nish
- ITERATIVE: -nish
- OPTATIVE: -nish