yitiih

See also: yitįįh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tiih (imperfective stem of root -TIH, “to be shy, reluctant, to shy away”).

Verb

yitiih

1. he/she is becoming hesitant, shy, reluctant, he/she is lacking the courage

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishtiih	yiitiih	deiitiih
2nd person	nitiih	wohtiih	daahtiih
3rd person	yitiih		daatiih
4th person	jitiih		dajitiih

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yítiid	yiitiid	deiitiid
2nd person	yínítiid	wootiid	daootiid
3rd person	yítiid		dáátiid
4th person	jíítiid		dajíítiid

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -tiih
• PERFECTIVE: -tiid
• FUTURE: -tiił
• ITERATIVE: -tiih
• OPTATIVE: -tiih