yinééh
Navajo
Etymology 1
y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -YAA, “to make”).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with some irregularities.
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yishnééh | yiiʼnééh | deiiʼnééh |
2nd person | ninééh | wohnééh | daahnééh |
3rd person | yinééh | daanééh | |
4th person | jinééh | dajinééh |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yisdzaa | yiidzaa | deiidzaa |
2nd person | yinidzaa | woohdzaa | daoohdzaa |
3rd person | yidzaa | daadzaa | |
4th person | dzidzaa | dadzidzaa |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | deeshnííł | diiʼnííł | dadiiʼnííł |
2nd person | díínííł | doohnííł | dadoohnííł |
3rd person | doonííł | dadoonííł | |
4th person | jidoonííł | dazhdoonííł |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -tʼįįh
- OPTATIVE: -neʼ
See also
Etymology 2
y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -NÁ, “to migrate”).
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yishnééh | yiiʼnééh | deiiʼnééh |
2nd person | ninééh | wohnééh | daahnééh |
3rd person | yinééh | — | |
4th person | jinééh | dajinééh |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | yíná | yiiʼná | dasiiʼná |
2nd person | yíníná | wooná | dasooná |
3rd person | — | — | |
4th person | jííná | dajizná |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | deeshnééł | diiʼnééł | dadiiʼnééł |
2nd person | díínééł | doohnééł | dadoohnééł |
3rd person | — | — | |
4th person | jidoonééł | dazhdoonééł |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -ʼnééh
- OPTATIVE: -nééł
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