yitʼeesh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tʼeesh (imperfective stem of root -TʼÉÉZH, “to blacken with charcoal”).
Verb
[edit]yitʼeesh (transitive)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishtʼeesh | yiitʼeesh | deiitʼeesh |
| 2nd person | nitʼeesh | wohtʼeesh | daahtʼeesh |
| 3rd person | yitʼeesh | deitʼeesh | |
| 4th person | jitʼeesh | dajitʼeesh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shétʼéézh | shiitʼéézh | dashiitʼéézh |
| 2nd person | shínítʼéézh | shootʼéézh | dashootʼéézh |
| 3rd person | yizhtʼéézh | deizhtʼéézh | |
| 4th person | jizhtʼéézh | dajizhtʼéézh | |