yiltsą́

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)-tsą́ (neuter perfective stem of root -TSĄĄD, “to be pregnant”).

Verb[edit]

yiltsą́

  1. she is pregnant

Usage notes[edit]

This is a neuter, irregular verb. As such, it is conjugated in only one mode.

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (yi), with some irregularities.

PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yistsą́ yiiltsą́ deiiltsą́
2nd person yíníltsą́ wołtsą́ daałtsą́
3rd person yiltsą́ daaltsą́
4th person jooltsą́ dajooltsą́

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