yíltłʼééh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -tłʼééh (imperfective stem of root -TŁʼÁ, “to trot”).

Verb

yíltłʼééh

1. he/she/it arrives, comes trotting or, jogging

Conjugation

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

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nishtłʼééh	niiltłʼééh	daniiltłʼééh
2nd person	níltłʼééh	nołtłʼééh	danołtłʼééh
3rd person	yíltłʼééh		deíltłʼééh
4th person	jíltłʼééh		dajíltłʼééh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nishtłʼá	niiltłʼá	daniiltłʼá
2nd person	yíníltłʼá	noołtłʼá	danoołtłʼá
3rd person	yíltłʼá		daastłʼá
4th person	jíltłʼá		dajistłʼá

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshtłʼééł	diiltłʼééł	dadiiltłʼééł
2nd person	dííltłʼééł	doołtłʼééł	dadoołtłʼééł
3rd person	dooltłʼééł		dadooltłʼééł
4th person	jidooltłʼééł		dazhdooltłʼééł

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -tłʼééh
• OPTATIVE: -tłʼééł

Related terms

• chʼéltłʼééh
• diltłʼééh
• haaltłʼééh
• iiltłʼééh
• yiltłʼééh
• yiltłʼééł