yiłʼá
Navajo
editEtymology
edity- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ʼá (imperfective stem of root -ʼAʼ, “to send, to order”).
Verb
edityiłʼá
- he/she is ordering him/her, commanding him/her
Conjugation
editParadigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishʼá | yiilʼá | deiilʼá |
| 2nd person | niłʼá | wołʼá | daałʼá |
| 3rd person | yiłʼá | deiłʼá | |
| 4th person | jiłʼá | dajiłʼá | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíłʼaad | yiilʼaad | dasiilʼaad |
| 2nd person | yíníłʼaad | woołʼaad | dasoołʼaad |
| 3rd person | yiyííłʼaad | deisʼaad | |
| 4th person | jííłʼaad | dajisʼaad | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshʼaał | diilʼaał | dadiilʼaał |
| 2nd person | dííłʼaał | doołʼaał | dadoołʼaał |
| 3rd person | yidoołʼaał | deidoołʼaał | |
| 4th person | jidoołʼaał | dazhdoołʼaał | |