yibéézh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -béézh (conclusive imperfective stem of root -BÉÉZH, “to boil”).

Verb

yibéézh (intransitive-agentive)

1. it is boiling, cooking

Usage notes

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	plural
3rd person	yibéézh	daabéézh

PERFECTIVE	singular	plural
3rd person	shibéézh	daazhbéézh

FUTURE	singular	plural
3rd person	doobish	dadoobish

Related terms

• yilbéézh (“it is being boiled”, passive)
• yiłbéézh (“he/she is boiling it”, transitive)
• shibéézh (“it is boiled”, intransitive-resultative)