yiyiiłtsééh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsééh (transitional imperfective stem of root -TSĄ́, “to see”).

Verb

yiyiiłtsééh

1. he/she sees it/him/her, catches sight of it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiistsééh	yiiltsééh	deiiltsééh
2nd person	yiiłtsééh	woołtsééh	daoołtsééh
3rd person	yiyiiłtsééh		dayiiłtsééh
4th person	jiiłtsééh		dajiiłtsééh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yiiłtsą́	yiiltsą́	deiiltsą́
2nd person	yiniłtsą́	woołtsą́	daoołtsą́
3rd person	yiyiiłtsą́		dayiiłtsą́
4th person	jiiłtsą́		dajiiłtsą́

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yideestsééł	yidiiltsééł	deidiiltsééł
2nd person	yidííłtsééł	yidoołtsééł	deidoołtsééł
3rd person	yiidoołtsééł		deidoołtsééł
4th person	jiidoołtsééł		deizhdoołtsééł

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -tsééh
• PERFECTIVE: -tsą́
• FUTURE: -tsééł
• ITERATIVE: -tsééh
• OPTATIVE: -tsééł