yitłish

See also: yítłish

Navajo

Etymology

yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tłish (imperfective stem of root -TŁIZH, “animate object moves, flies, falls”).

Verb

yitłish

1. he/she is in the process of falling, is moving along through the air

Usage notes

This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi).

PROGRESSIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishtłish	yiitłish	deíníitłíísh
2nd person	yítłish	wohtłish	deínóhtłíísh
3rd person	yitłish		deítłíísh
4th person	jootłish		dajítłíísh

Related terms

• chʼétłíísh
• ditłíísh
• haatłíísh
• hahatłíísh
• iitłíísh
• naatłíísh
• naatłizh
• yitłíísh