yilééh

See also: yileeh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -YAA, “to make”).

Verb

yilééh

1. (with łaʼ) he/she is completing it, is successful at it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with some irregularities.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishłééh	yiilnééh	deiilnééh
2nd person	nilééh	wohłééh	daahłééh
3rd person	yilééh		deilééh
4th person	jilééh		dajilééh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishłaa	yiilyaa	deiilyaa
2nd person	yinilaa	woohłaa	daoohłaa
3rd person	yiyiilaa		dayiilaa
4th person	jiilaa		dajiilaa

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshłííł	diilnííł	dadiilnííł
2nd person	díílííł	doohłííł	dadoohłííł
3rd person	yidoolííł		deidoolííł
4th person	jidoolííł		dazhdoolííł

Verbal stems

• ITERATIVE: -ł-ʼįįh
• OPTATIVE: -łeʼ