yiniłtséés

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ni- (terminative) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -tséés (imperfective stem of root -TSIZ, “to die out, to become extinguished”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɪ̀nɪ̀ɬt͡sʰéːs/

Verb

yiniłtséés

1. he/she extinguishes it (a fire)
2. he/she turns it off (a light, a radio, etc.)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nistséés	niiltséés	daniiltséés
2nd person	níłtséés	nołtséés	danołtséés
3rd person	yiniłtséés		deiniłtséés
4th person	jiniłtséés		dazhniłtséés

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	néłtsiz	neeltsiz	daneeltsiz
2nd person	níníłtsiz	sinoołtsiz	dasinoołtsiz
3rd person	yineestsiz		deineestsiz
4th person	jineestsiz		dazhneestsiz

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dínéestsis	díníiltsis	dadíníiltsis
2nd person	dínííłtsis	dínóołtsis	dadínóołtsis
3rd person	yidínóołtsis		deidínóołtsis
4th person	dízhnóołtsis		dazhdínóołtsis

Related terms

• aniłtséés
• anitséés
• nitséés