yitseeł

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tseeł (imperfective stem of root -TSÉÉL, “to chop”).

Verb

yitseeł

1. he/she is chopping it (as with an axe), hewing it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Repetitive (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yistseeł	yiitseeł	deiitseeł
2nd person	nitseeł	wohtseeł	daahtseeł
3rd person	yitseeł		deitseeł
4th person	jitseeł		dajitseeł

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yítséél	yiitséél	deiitséél
2nd person	yínítséél	wootséél	daootséél
3rd person	yiyíítséél		dayíítséél
4th person	jíítséél		dajíítséél