yiyiitsah
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsah (semelfactive stem of root -TSAʼ, “to grasp with teeth”)
Verb
[edit]yiyiitsah
- it grasps it, clamps down on it (with teeth, beak, pliers)
- Náshdóítsoh léiʼ dibé yázhí yiztsahgo yił dah diilwod! ― A lion grabbed a lamb with its mouth and ran off!
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiistsah | yiitsah | deiitsah |
| 2nd person | yiitsah | woohtsah | daoohtsah |
| 3rd person | yiyiitsah | dayiitsah | |
| 4th person | jiitsah | dajiitsah | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sétsah | siitsah | dasiitsah |
| 2nd person | sínítsah | sootsah | dasootsah |
| 3rd person | yiztsah | deiztsah | |
| 4th person | jiztsah | dajiztsah | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deestsah | diitsah | dadiitsah |
| 2nd person | díítsah | doohtsah | dadoohtsah |
| 3rd person | yidootsah | deidootsah | |
| 4th person | jidootsah | dazhdootsah | |
Stem set
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -tsah
- PERFECTIVE: -tsah
- FUTURE: -tsah
- ITERATIVE: -tsah
- OPTATIVE: -tsah