yiyiitsʼǫs
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsʼǫs (semelfactive imperfective stem of root -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́Z, “to kiss”).
Verb
[edit]yiyiitsʼǫs
- he/she is kissing him/her/it once, is giving him/her/it a kiss
- he/she/it sucks once against a surface
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiistsʼǫs | yiitsʼǫs | deiitsʼǫs |
| 2nd person | yiitsʼǫs | woohtsʼǫs | daoohtsʼǫs |
| 3rd person | yiyiitsʼǫs | dayiitsʼǫs | |
| 4th person | jiitsʼǫs | dajiitsʼǫs | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sétsʼǫs | siitsʼǫs | dasiitsʼǫs |
| 2nd person | sínítsʼǫs | sootsʼǫs | dasootsʼǫs |
| 3rd person | yiztsʼǫs | deiztsʼǫs | |
| 4th person | jiztsʼǫs | dajiztsʼǫs | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deestsʼǫs | diitsʼǫs | dadiitsʼǫs |
| 2nd person | díítsʼǫs | doohtsʼǫs | dadoohtsʼǫs |
| 3rd person | yidootsʼǫs | deidootsʼǫs | |
| 4th person | jidootsʼǫs | dazhdootsʼǫs | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫs
- PERFECTIVE: -tsʼǫs
- FUTURE: -tsʼǫs
- ITERATIVE: -tsʼǫs
- OPTATIVE: -tsʼǫs
Related terms
[edit]- nánítsʼǫs (“to kiss her repeatedly”), (perfective nánétsʼǫ́ǫ́z, future ńdínootsʼǫs, iterative nínánítsʼǫs, optative nánótsʼǫǫs)