yileeł

See also: yíleeł and yílééł

Navajo

Etymology

yi- (progressive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -leeh (imperfective stem of root -LĮ́Į́ʼ, “to become”).

Verb

yileeł

1. he/she/it is becoming, is in the process of becoming

Usage notes

This is a progressive verb; it is conjugated only in the progressive mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi).

PROGRESSIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishłeeł	yiidleeł	deiidleeh
2nd person	yíleeł	wohłeeł	deínóhłeeh
3rd person	yileeł		deíleeh
4th person	jooleeł		dajíleeh
Other forms
Unspecified person	Spatial person	Passive A	Passive B
—	hooleeł	—	—

Related terms

• ałeeh
• haleeh
• hałeeh
• íílééh
• ílį́
• nádleeh
• nilį́
• yileeh