yíʼeeł
Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø - (thematic) + -ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).
Verb
yíʼeeł
- he/she/it arrives, comes floating
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nishØʼeeł | niidØʼeeł | daniidØʼeeł |
| 2nd person | níØʼeeł | nohØʼeeł | danohØʼeeł |
| 3rd person | yíØʼeeł | deíØʼeeł | |
| 4th person | jíØʼeeł | dajíØʼeeł | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | níØʼéél | niidØʼéél | daniidØʼéél |
| 2nd person | yíníØʼéél | nooØʼéél | danooØʼéél |
| 3rd person | níØʼéél | daazØʼéél | |
| 4th person | jiníØʼéél | dajizØʼéél | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshØʼoł | diidØʼoł | dadiidØʼoł |
| 2nd person | dííØʼoł | doohØʼoł | dadoohØʼoł |
| 3rd person | dooØʼoł | dadooØʼoł | |
| 4th person | jidooØʼoł | dazhdooØʼoł | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -ʼeeł
- PERFECTIVE: -ʼéél
- FUTURE: -ʼoł
- ITERATIVE: -ʼoł
- OPTATIVE: -ʼeeł
Related terms
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (peg element)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with Ø -
- Navajo terms with uncategorized prefix
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -ʼÉÉL (float)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo verbs undergoing partial da-shift
- Navajo verbs in the momentaneous (ni/ni) aspect