Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier)-tʼood (imperfective stem of root -TʼÓÓD, “to suck”).

Verb edit

yiłtʼood

  1. he/she is sucking it somewhere
  2. he/she is pumping it somewhere

Conjugation edit

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

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishtʼood yiiltʼood deiiltʼood
2nd person niłtʼood wołtʼood daałtʼood
3rd person yiłtʼood deiłtʼood
4th person jiłtʼood dajiłtʼood
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yíłtʼóód yiiltʼóód dasiiltʼóód
2nd person yíníłtʼóód woołtʼóód dasoołtʼóód
3rd person yiyííłtʼóód deistʼóód
4th person jííłtʼóód dajistʼóód

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -tʼood
  • PERFECTIVE: -tʼóód
  • FUTURE: -tʼoł
  • ITERATIVE: -tʼoʼ
  • OPTATIVE: -tʼood

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