iitʼááh
Navajo
editEtymology
editʼa- (“away”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -tʼááh (imperfective stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”).
Verb
editiitʼááh
- he/she/it is flying away out of sight
Conjugation
editParadigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iishtʼááh | iitʼááh | adeiitʼááh |
| 2nd person | anitʼááh | oohtʼááh | adaahtʼááh |
| 3rd person | iitʼááh | adaatʼááh | |
| 4th person | ajitʼááh | adajitʼááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | eeshtʼaʼ | iitʼaʼ | adasiitʼaʼ |
| 2nd person | íínítʼaʼ | oohtʼaʼ | adasoohtʼaʼ |
| 3rd person | eetʼaʼ | adaastʼaʼ | |
| 4th person | ajootʼaʼ | adajistʼaʼ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeeshtʼah | adiitʼah | adadiitʼah |
| 2nd person | adíítʼah | adoohtʼah | adadoohtʼah |
| 3rd person | adootʼah | adadootʼah | |
| 4th person | azhdootʼah | adazhdootʼah | |
Verbal stems
edit- IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼááh
- PERFECTIVE: -tʼaʼ
- FUTURE: -tʼah
- ITERATIVE: -tʼah
- OPTATIVE: -tʼááh