yinaalnish
Navajo
Etymology
b- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, thematic) + -nish (continuative imperfective stem of root -NISH, “to work”).
Verb
yinaalnish
- he/she is working on it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | binaashnish | bineiilnish | bindeiilnish |
2nd person | binanilnish | binaołnish | bindaołnish |
3rd person | yinaalnish | yindaalnish | |
4th person | binjilnish | bindajilnish |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | binishishnish | binishiilnish | bindashiilnish |
2nd person | binishínílnish | binishoołnish | bindashoołnish |
3rd person | yinaashnish | yindaashnish | |
4th person | binjishnish | bindajishnish |
Future | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | bindeeshnish | bindiilnish | bindadiilnish |
2nd person | bindíílnish | bindoołnish | bindadoołnish |
3rd person | yindoolnish | yindadoolnish | |
4th person | binizhdoolnish | bindazhdoolnish |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -nish
- PERFECTIVE: -nish
- FUTURE: -nish
- ITERATIVE: -nish
- OPTATIVE: -nish