yiʼaash
Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø - (thematic) + -ʼaash (imperfective stem of root -ʼÁÁZH, “to go, to walk — 2 actors”).
Verb
yiʼaash
Usage notes
The stem is used for going / walking in pairs. For individual movement, see yighááh. For movement in groups of three or more, see yikááh.
Singular forms of this verb refer to one subject involved in a movement as a pair:
- Bił yíʼáázh. ― I went with him.
Distributive plural forms refer to several people going in pairs independent one from another.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishʼaash | yiitʼaash | deiitʼaash |
| 2nd person | niʼaash | wohʼaash | daahʼaash |
| 3rd person | yiʼaash | daaʼaash | |
| 4th person | jiʼaash | dajiʼaash | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíʼáázh | yiitʼáázh | dashiitʼáázh |
| 2nd person | yíníʼáázh | wooʼáázh | dashooʼáázh |
| 3rd person | yíʼáázh | daazhʼáázh | |
| 4th person | jííʼáázh | dajizhʼáázh | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshʼash | diitʼash | dadiitʼash |
| 2nd person | dííʼash | doohʼash | dadoohʼash |
| 3rd person | dooʼash | dadooʼash | |
| 4th person | jidooʼash | dazhdooʼash | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -ʼaash
- PERFECTIVE: -ʼáázh
- FUTURE: -ʼash
- ITERATIVE: -tʼash
- OPTATIVE: -ʼaash