yitaał
Navajo
Etymology
y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø - (thematic) + -taał (imperfective stem of root -TÁÁL, “to move the foot abruptly”).
Verb
yitaał
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishtaał | yiitaał | deiitaał |
| 2nd person | nitaał | wohtaał | daahtaał |
| 3rd person | yitaał | daataał | |
| 4th person | jitaał | dajitaał | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yítáál | yiitáál | dasiitáál |
| 2nd person | yínítáál | wootáál | dasootáál |
| 3rd person | yítáál | daaztáál | |
| 4th person | jíítáál | dajiztáál | |