Navajo edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

yiłtʼááh

  1. he/she is flying it somewhere

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishtʼááh yiiltʼááh deiiltʼááh
2nd person niłtʼááh wołtʼááh daałtʼááh
3rd person yiłtʼááh deiłtʼááh
4th person jiłtʼááh dajiłtʼááh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíłtʼaʼ yiiltʼaʼ dasiiltʼaʼ
2nd person yíníłtʼaʼ woołtʼaʼ dasoołtʼaʼ
3rd person yiyííłtʼaʼ deistʼaʼ
4th person jííłtʼaʼ dajistʼaʼ

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼááh
  • PERFECTIVE: -tʼaʼ
  • FUTURE: -tʼah
  • ITERATIVE: -tʼah
  • OPTATIVE: -tʼááh

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