yínítááh
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Etymology[edit]
b- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -í- (“against, reaching”) + -ni- (thematic) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tááh (imperfective stem of root -TĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to try”)
Verb[edit]
yínítááh
- he/she is trying, attempting, making an attempt
- Bee naʼanishigi bínétą́ą́ʼ. ― I tried to work with it.
Conjugation[edit]
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bíníshtááh | bíniitááh | bídaniitááh |
| 2nd person | bínítááh | bínóhtááh | bídanohtááh |
| 3rd person | yínítááh | yídanitááh | |
| 4th person | bízhnítááh | bídazhnitááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bínétą́ą́ʼ | bíneetą́ą́ʼ | bídaneetą́ą́ʼ |
| 2nd person | bínínítą́ą́ʼ | bínootą́ą́ʼ | bídanootą́ą́ʼ |
| 3rd person | yíneeztą́ą́ʼ | yídaneeztą́ą́ʼ | |
| 4th person | bízhneeztą́ą́ʼ | bídazhneeztą́ą́ʼ | |
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with b- (indirect object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with í- (postpositional)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni-
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -TĄ́Ą́ʼ (try)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs in the momentaneous (∅/si) aspect