yiniʼįįh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼįįh (conclusive imperfective stem of root -ʼĮ́Į́ʼ, “to steal”).
Verb
[edit]yiniʼįįh
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishʼįįh | niitʼįįh | daniitʼįįh |
| 2nd person | níʼįįh | nohʼįįh | danohʼįįh |
| 3rd person | yiniʼįįh | deiniʼįįh | |
| 4th person | jiniʼįįh | dazhniʼįįh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | néʼį́į́ʼ | neetʼį́į́ʼ | daneetʼį́į́ʼ |
| 2nd person | níníʼį́į́ʼ | sinooʼį́į́ʼ | dasinooʼį́į́ʼ |
| 3rd person | yineezʼį́į́ʼ | deineezʼį́į́ʼ | |
| 4th person | jineezʼį́į́ʼ | dazneezʼį́į́ʼ | |
| ITERATIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nánishʼį́į́h | nániitʼį́į́h | nádaniitʼįįh |
| 2nd person | náníʼį́į́h | nánohʼį́į́h | nádanohʼįįh |
| 3rd person | náyiniʼį́į́h | nádeiniʼįįh | |
| 4th person | názhníʼį́į́h | nádazhniʼįįh | |