yisdéíłbąąs

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

yisdá- (to safety) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-bąąs (imperfective stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”).

Verb[edit]

yisdéíłbąąs

  1. he/she is escaping to safety driving it (a wheeled vehicle)

Conjugation[edit]

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yisdásbąąs yisdéiilbąąs yisdádeiilbąąs
2nd person yisdáníłbąąs yisdáłbąąs yisdádaałbąąs
3rd person yisdéíłbąąs yisdádeiłbąąs
4th person yisdájíłbąąs yisdádajiłbąąs
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yisdááłbą́ą́z yisdéiilbą́ą́z yisdádeiilbą́ą́z
2nd person yisdéíníłbą́ą́z yisdáoołbą́ą́z yisdádaoołbą́ą́z
3rd person yisdáyííłbą́ą́z yisdádeisbą́ą́z
4th person yisdájííłbą́ą́z yisdádajisbą́ą́z
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person yisdádeesbąs yisdádiilbąs yisdádadiilbąs
2nd person yisdádííłbąs yisdádoołbąs yisdádadoołbąs
3rd person yisdéidoołbąs yisdádeidoołbąs
4th person yisdázhdoołbąs yisdádazhdoołbąs

Verbal stems[edit]

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -bąąs
  • PERFECTIVE: -bą́ą́z
  • FUTURE: -bąs
  • ITERATIVE: -bąs
  • OPTATIVE: -bąąs

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