Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative)-ląąh (imperfective stem of root -LĄĄD, “to increase”).

Verb edit

yiłąąh

  1. he/she is increasing the number of them, producing many of them

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishłąąh yiidląąh deiidląąh
2nd person niłąąh wohłąąh daahłąąh
3rd person yiłąąh deiłąąh
4th person jiłąąh dajiłąąh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíłąąd yiidląąd deiidląąd
2nd person yíníłąąd woołąąd daoołąąd
3rd person yiyííłąąd dayííłąąd
4th person jííłąąd dajííłąąd