yiʼéés

Navajo

Etymology

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼéés (imperfective stem of root -ʼEEZ, “to step”).

Verb

yiʼéés (intransitive)

1. (with kééh) he/she is stepping into his/her shoes, putting his/her shoes on

Conjugation

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

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yisʼéés	yiitʼéés	deiitʼéés
2nd person	niʼéés	wohʼéés	daahʼéés
3rd person	yiʼéés		daaʼéés
4th person	jiʼéés		dajiʼéés

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíʼeez	yiitʼeez	dasiitʼeez
2nd person	yíníʼeez	wooʼeez	dasooʼeez
3rd person	yíʼeez		daazʼeez
4th person	jííʼeez		dajizʼeez

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -ʼéés
• PERFECTIVE: -ʼeez
• FUTURE: -ʼis
• ITERATIVE: -ʼis
• OPTATIVE: -ʼéés