yitsʼǫǫs
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsʼǫǫs (durative imperfective stem of root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́Z, “to kiss”).
Verb
[edit]yitsʼǫǫs
- he/she is sucking on it (something solid)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yistsʼǫǫs | yiitsʼǫǫs | deiitsʼǫǫs |
| 2nd person | nitsʼǫǫs | wohtsʼǫǫs | daahtsʼǫǫs |
| 3rd person | yitsʼǫǫs | deitsʼǫǫs | |
| 4th person | jitsʼǫǫs | dajitsʼǫǫs | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yítsʼǫ́ǫ́z | yiitsʼǫ́ǫ́z | deiitsʼǫ́ǫ́z |
| 2nd person | yínítsʼǫ́ǫ́z | wootsʼǫ́ǫ́z | daootsʼǫ́ǫ́z |
| 3rd person | yiyíítsʼǫ́ǫ́z | dayíítsʼǫ́ǫ́z | |
| 4th person | jíítsʼǫ́ǫ́z | dajíítsʼǫ́ǫ́z | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫǫs
- PERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫ́ǫ́z
- FUTURE: -tsʼǫs
- ITERATIVE: -tsʼǫs
- OPTATIVE: -tsʼǫǫs