yitłíísh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłíísh (imperfective stem of root -TŁIZH, “animate object moves, flies, falls”).
Verb
[edit]yitłíísh
- he/she is falling
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishtłíísh | yiitłíísh | deiitłíísh |
| 2nd person | nitłíísh | wohtłíísh | daahtłíísh |
| 3rd person | yitłíísh | daatłíísh | |
| 4th person | jitłíísh | dajitłíísh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yítłizh | yiitłizh | dashiitłizh |
| 2nd person | yínítłizh | wootłizh | dashootłizh |
| 3rd person | yítłizh | daazhtłizh | |
| 4th person | jíítłizh | dajizhtłizh | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -tłíísh
- PERFECTIVE: -tłizh
- FUTURE: -tłish
- ITERATIVE: -tłish
- OPTATIVE: -tłíísh