yiłbąąs
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -bąąs (imperfective stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”).
Verb
[edit]yiłbąąs
- he/she rolls it (a hoop, wheel, or something on wheels), is rolling it (a hoop, wheel, or something on wheels), is driving it (a wheeled vehicle)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yisbąąs | yiilbąąs | deiilbąąs |
| 2nd person | niłbąąs | wołbąąs | daałbąąs |
| 3rd person | yiłbąąs | deiłbąąs | |
| 4th person | jiłbąąs | dajiłbąąs | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíłbą́ą́z | yiilbą́ą́z | — |
| 2nd person | yíníłbą́ą́z | woołbą́ą́z | — |
| 3rd person | yiyííłbą́ą́z | — | |
| 4th person | jííłbą́ą́z | — | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -bąąs
- PERFECTIVE: -bą́ą́z
- FUTURE: -bąs
- ITERATIVE: -bąs
- OPTATIVE: -bąąs