See also: yishóóh

Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-zhǫǫh (imperfective stem of root -ZHǪǪD, “to be nice, peaceful”).

Verb edit

yishǫǫh

  1. he/she is taming it, pacifying him/her/it

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishǫǫh yiilzhǫǫh deiilzhǫǫh
2nd person nishǫǫh wohshǫǫh daahshǫǫh
3rd person yishǫǫh deishǫǫh
4th person jishǫǫh dajishǫǫh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíshǫǫd yiilzhǫǫd deiilzhǫǫd
2nd person yíníshǫǫd wooshǫǫd daooshǫǫd
3rd person yiyííshǫǫd dayííshǫǫd
4th person jííshǫǫd dajííshǫǫd

Verb edit

yishǫǫh

  1. first-person singular imperfective form of yishǫǫh