yiyiiłtsʼił
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tsʼił (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -TSʼIL, “to shatter”).
Verb
[edit]yiyiiłtsʼił
Usage notes
[edit]Contrary to other semelfactive verbs, this verb doesn't use the same stem throughout its paradigm (perfective is not devoiced as would be expected).
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiistsʼił | yiiltsʼił | deiiltsʼił |
| 2nd person | yiiłtsʼił | woołtsʼił | daoołtsʼił |
| 3rd person | yiyiiłtsʼił | dayiiłtsʼił | |
| 4th person | jiiłtsʼił | dajiiłtsʼił | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | séłtsʼil | siiltsʼil | dasiiltsʼil |
| 2nd person | síníłtsʼil | soołtsʼil | dasoołtsʼil |
| 3rd person | yistsʼil | deistsʼil | |
| 4th person | jistsʼil | dajistsʼil | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deestsʼił | diiltsʼił | dadiiltsʼił |
| 2nd person | dííłtsʼił | doołtsʼił | dadoołtsʼił |
| 3rd person | yidoołtsʼił | deidoołtsʼił | |
| 4th person | jidoołtsʼił | dazhdoołtsʼił | |