yímáás
Navajo
editEtymology
edity- (peg element) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -máás (imperfective stem of root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).
Verb
edityímáás
- he/she/it comes, arrives rolling to a place
Conjugation
editParadigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nismáás | niiʼmáás | daniiʼmáás |
| 2nd person | nímáás | nohmáás | danohmáás |
| 3rd person | yímáás | deímáás | |
| 4th person | jímáás | dajímáás | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nímááz | niiʼmááz | daniiʼmááz |
| 2nd person | yínímááz | noomááz | danoomááz |
| 3rd person | nímááz | daazmááz | |
| 4th person | jinímááz | dajizmááz | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deesmas | diiʼmas | dadiiʼmas |
| 2nd person | díímas | doohmas | dadoohmas |
| 3rd person | doomas | dadoomas | |
| 4th person | jidoomas | dazhdoomas | |