yiniłtséés
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ni- (terminative) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tséés (imperfective stem of root -TSIZ, “to die out, to become extinguished”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]yiniłtséés
- he/she extinguishes it (a fire)
- he/she turns it off (a light, a radio, etc.)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nistséés | niiltséés | daniiltséés |
| 2nd person | níłtséés | nołtséés | danołtséés |
| 3rd person | yiniłtséés | deiniłtséés | |
| 4th person | jiniłtséés | dazhniłtséés | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | néłtsiz | neeltsiz | daneeltsiz |
| 2nd person | níníłtsiz | sinoołtsiz | dasinoołtsiz |
| 3rd person | yineestsiz | deineestsiz | |
| 4th person | jineestsiz | dazhneestsiz | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dínéestsis | díníiltsis | dadíníiltsis |
| 2nd person | dínííłtsis | dínóołtsis | dadínóołtsis |
| 3rd person | yidínóołtsis | deidínóołtsis | |
| 4th person | dízhnóołtsis | dazhdínóołtsis | |