yizííd

See also: yízííd

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zííd (imperfective stem of root -ZIID, “to pour”).

Verb

yizííd

1. he/she is pouring it

   Tódiłhił áłchʼį́į́dígo tózis biih yíziid.

   I poured a little whiskey into a glass.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yisííd	yiidzííd	deiidzííd
2nd person	nizííd	wohsííd	daahsííd
3rd person	yizííd		deizííd
4th person	jizííd		dajizííd

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíziid	yiidziid	dasiidziid
2nd person	yíníziid	wooziid	dasooziid
3rd person	yiyííziid		deiziid
4th person	jííziid		dajiziid

Related terms

• FUTURE: yidooził
• ITERATIVE: néídziʼ
• OPTATIVE: yózííd

See also

• yayiizííd
• yízííd