yíłjiid

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-jiid (imperfective stem of root -JID, “to carry on one's back”).

Verb[edit]

yíłjiid

  1. he/she arrives, comes, goes carrying or lugging it on his/her back

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person nishjiid niiljiid daniiljiid
2nd person níłjiid nołjiid danołjiid
3rd person yíłjiid deíłjiid
4th person jíłjiid dajíłjiid
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person níłjid niiljid daniiljid
2nd person yíníłjid noołjid danoołjid
3rd person yiníłjid deishjid
4th person jiníłjid dajishjid
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshjił diiljił dadiiljił
2nd person dííłjił doołjił dadoołjił
3rd person yidoołjił deidoołjił
4th person jidoołjił dazhdoołjił

Verbal stems[edit]

  • ITERATIVE: -jiʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -jiid

Related terms[edit]