yiyą́
See also: yíyá
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø - (thematic) + -yą́ (durative imperfective stem of root -YĄ́Ą́ʼ, “to eat”).
Verb
yiyą́
- he/she/it is eating it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (Ø/yi)
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yishą́ | yiidą́ | deiidą́ |
2nd person | niyą́ | wohsą́ | daohsą́ |
3rd person | yiyą́ | deiyą́ | |
4th person | jiyą́ | dajiyą́ |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yíyą́ą́ʼ | yiidą́ą́ʼ | deiidą́ą́ʼ |
2nd person | yíníyą́ą́ʼ | wooyą́ą́ʼ | daooyą́ą́ʼ |
3rd person | yiyííyą́ą́ʼ | dayííyą́ą́ʼ | |
4th person | jííyą́ą́ʼ | dajííyą́ą́ʼ |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | deeshį́į́ł | diidį́į́ł | dadiidį́į́ł |
2nd person | dííyį́į́ł | doohsį́į́ł | dadoohsį́į́ł |
3rd person | yidooyį́į́ł | deidooyį́į́ł | |
4th person | jidooyį́į́ł | dazhdooyį́į́ł |
Verbal stems
- DURATIVE: -yą́
- PERFECTIVE: -yą́ą́ʼ
- FUTURE: -yį́į́ł
- ITERATIVE: -yį́į́h
- OPTATIVE: -yą́ą́ʼ