Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-tʼood (imperfective stem of root -TʼÓÓD, “to wipe”).

Verb edit

yitʼood

  1. he/she is wiping it, dusting it

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishtʼood yiitʼood deiitʼood
2nd person nitʼood wohtʼood daahtʼood
3rd person yitʼood deitʼood
4th person jitʼood dajitʼood
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yítʼóód yiitʼóód deiitʼóód
2nd person yínítʼóód wootʼóód daootʼóód
3rd person yiyíítʼóód dayíítʼóód
4th person jíítʼóód dajíítʼóód
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshtʼoł diitʼoł dadiitʼoł
2nd person díítʼoł doohtʼoł dadoohtʼoł
3rd person yidootʼoł deidootʼoł
4th person jidootʼoł dazhdootʼoł

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼood
  • PERFECTIVE: -tʼóód
  • FUTURE: -tʼoł