Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (peg element) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier)-dziih (imperfective stem of root -DZÍÍʼ, “to remain”).

Verb edit

yidziih

  1. (intransitive) he/she has survived, remains, is left
  2. (transitive) he/she has left, remaining

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yisdziih yiidziih deiidziih
2nd person nidziih wohdziih daahdziih
3rd person yidziih
4th person jidziih dajidziih
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yisdzííʼ yiidzííʼ deiidzííʼ
2nd person yínídzííʼ woohdzííʼ daoohdzííʼ
3rd person yidzííʼ / yoodzííʼ (?)
4th person joodzííʼ dajoodzííʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deesdzih diidzih dadiidzih
2nd person díídzih doohdzih dadoohdzih
3rd person
4th person jidoodzih dazhdoodzih

Verbal stems edit

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -dziih
  • PERFECTIVE: -dzííʼ
  • FUTURE: -dzih
  • ITERATIVE: -dzih
  • OPTATIVE: -dziih