yiyiiłtʼod
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tʼod (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -TʼÓÓD, “to suck”).
Verb
[edit]yiyiiłtʼod
- he/she gives one suck
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiishtʼod | yiiltʼod | deiiltʼod |
| 2nd person | yiiłtʼod | woołtʼod | daoołtʼod |
| 3rd person | yiyiiłtʼod | dayiiłtʼod | |
| 4th person | jiiłtʼod | dajiiłtʼod | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | séłtʼod | siiltʼod | dasiiltʼod |
| 2nd person | síníłtʼod | soołtʼod | dasoołtʼod |
| 3rd person | yistʼod | deistʼod | |
| 4th person | jistʼod | dajistʼod | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshtʼod | diiltʼod | dadiiltʼod |
| 2nd person | dííłtʼod | doołtʼod | dadoołtʼod |
| 3rd person | yidoołtʼod | deidoołtʼod | |
| 4th person | jidoołtʼod | dazhdoołtʼod | |