yiyiiłtáás

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (transitional) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-táás (imperfective stem of root -TAAZ, “to bend”).

Verb[edit]

yiyiiłtáás (transitive)

  1. he/she is bending it

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yiistáás yiiltáás deiiltáás
2nd person yiiłtáás woołtáás daoołtáás
3rd person yiyiiłtáás dayiiłtáás
4th person jiiłtáás dajiiłtáás
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yiiłtaaz yiiltaaz deiiltaaz
2nd person yiniłtaaz woołtaaz daoołtaaz
3rd person yiyiiłtaaz dayiiłtaaz
4th person jiiłtaaz dajiiłtaaz

Verbal stems[edit]

  • FUTURE: -tas
  • OPTATIVE: -táás

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