yitiʼ
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tiʼ (repetitive imperfective stem of root -TIʼ, “to break”).
Verb
[edit]yitiʼ
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishtiʼ | yiitiʼ | deiitiʼ |
| 2nd person | nitiʼ | wohtiʼ | daahtiʼ |
| 3rd person | yitiʼ | deitiʼ | |
| 4th person | jitiʼ | dajitiʼ | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yítiʼ | yiitiʼ | deiitiʼ |
| 2nd person | yínítiʼ | wootiʼ | daootiʼ |
| 3rd person | yiyíítiʼ | dayíítiʼ | |
| 4th person | jíítiʼ | dajíítiʼ | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -tiʼ
- PERFECTIVE: -tiʼ
- FUTURE: -tih
- ITERATIVE: -tih
- OPTATIVE: -tiʼ